Shedding Light on the Risks
& Benefits of Medications
In 2024, a 24-year-old female was rushed to the emergency department at Florida State University, where Marshall Frank, D.O., practices. Purple vomit and pill fragments…
Jan 6, 2026
[This is part II of my deep dive into integrative medicine. You can read part I HERE] There’s something you should know about me: I…
Dec 31, 2025
People rarely think about their hearing when it’s working well; it’s only when something feels off that we start to take notice. Hearing loss is…
Dec 29, 2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to reduce the default number of clinical trials it will require to approve new drugs, a shift…
Dec 17, 2025
I’m here to put in a plea that more doctors practice integrative medicine and more patients seek it. Like many people, I’ve dabbled in what…
Dec 16, 2025
Welcome to the FDA Recalls and Warnings Update, a series dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest medication recalls, manufacturing violations, and quality concerns…
Dec 10, 2025
Black seed comes from the seeds of Nigella sativa, a flowering plant native to Southern Europe, North Africa, and Southwest Asia. In studies, black seed is…
Dec 4, 2025
Welcome to the FDA Recalls and Warnings Update, a series dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest medication recalls, manufacturing violations, and quality concerns…
Dec 3, 2025
On October 24, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lynkuet (elinzanetant), a non-hormonal medication designed to reduce hot flashes and improve sleep in women…
Dec 2, 2025
A professional, practice-oriented doctoral degree for registered dietitians, focusing on advanced clinical nutrition care, evidence-based practice, and complex medical nutrition therapy. Graduates are trained to…
Nov 30, 2025
On November 19, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quietly revised its ‘Autism and Vaccines’ webpage. The updated version now asserts that…
Nov 24, 2025
You likely saw a wave of coverage last week about the FDA removing the agency’s strongest safety alert – the so-called Black Box warning –…
Nov 18, 2025
Alternative medicine refers to a broad array of healthcare practices, systems and products that are used instead of conventional “Western” medicine. The approach is characterized…
Nov 18, 2025
Chances are you’ve reached for acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), two of the most common over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers, at some point in your life.…
Nov 18, 2025
2020 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows supplements are part of daily life for more than half of U.S. adults. But…
Nov 14, 2025
Investigating Generic Drugs Join this urgent public discussion with patients, doctors, pharmacists, researchers and journalists to examine and improve generic drug safety.
Nov 7, 2025
MedShadow's downloadable guides combine drug safety research with easy-to-understand advice. Created by our nonprofit team of health journalists — completely independent from pharmaceutical funding —…
Nov 4, 2025
Pain was one of the first sensations Brandy, 44, remembers. Born with spina bifida occulta, a defect that kept part of her spine from fully…
Nov 3, 2025
Welcome to the FDA Recalls and Warnings Update, a series dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest medication recalls, manufacturing violations, and quality concerns…
Oct 31, 2025
One night in July 2022, a month after his first bout of COVID-19, Dan Elton woke up around 2:00 a.m. and couldn’t get back to…
Oct 29, 2025
