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What to Know About Lynkuet, the New Hot Flash Drug

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

FDA Drug Recalls and Warnings: Recalls for ADHD Meds and Acne Treatments, Plus More

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…

Apr 14, 2025

FDA Drug Recalls and Warnings: Recalls For Generic Duloxetine, Levothyroxine, Gabapentin & More

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…

Aug 19, 2025

FDA Drug Recalls and Warnings: Illegal GLP-1 Sales and Misleading Marketing by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly

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 15, 2025

FDA Drug Recalls and Warnings: Atorvastatin; Labeling Mix-Up with Muscle Relaxant Cyclobenzaprine, and More

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 23, 2025

FDA Drug Recalls and Warnings: Blood Pressure Meds Tainted With Cancer-Causing Chemicals, Gabapentin Impurities and More

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

FDA Drug Recalls and Warnings: Serious Risks of Unapproved Botox Injectables

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

My Struggle With My Daughter’s First Vaccines: Why Agencies Must Address Parents’ Fears

Last year, at my daughter Sawyer’s 8-week appointment, the nurse administered her first round of vaccinations. As the needle pricked her skin, she let out a…

Oct 22, 2024

Risk and Relief: Reckoning With The Complicated Side Effects Of Cannabis – Standard

One of Ellen Smith’s favorite activities is to walk with her service dog Velma along the bay near her home in North Scituate, RI. The…

Feb 6, 2025

The Purple Pill Problem: PPIs, GERD and Serious Side Effects

For the 28 percent of Americans who experience gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acid reflux occurring two or more times per week, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid, reduce the secretion…

Nov 12, 2020

Pros & Cons of Electroconvulsive Therapy

If you’ve seen the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, you may recall the fearsome side effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), as famously depicted by…

Jan 7, 2016

Going Under: Potential Side Effects of General Anesthesia

Anesthetics, and in particular the inhaled ones used to put patients “under” for surgery, are considered one of the most important medical advances in history,…

Oct 15, 2018

The Problem with Muscle Relaxants

If you are getting acceptable relief from non-drug approaches and OTC pain relievers, you will probably not need to add a prescription drug to the…

Jan 29, 2020

4 Drugs That Interact with Anxiety Meds, Benzodiazepines

If you suffer from anxiety, panic disorder, or insomnia, your doctor may have prescribed you what’s known as benzodiazepines (or benzos). This class of drugs contains popular…

Jul 6, 2020

5 Common Meds That Cause Liver Damage

Your liver is one of your body’s most crucial organs. Unfortunately, many drugs can put extra strain on it. Find out which ones do and…

Jul 25, 2020

INVESTIGATING GENERICS: America’s Overlooked Drug Crisis

Eight years ago, Lisa Salberg, now 56, received a heart transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey after living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (a heart…

Jun 19, 2025

Is Naloxone Harmful to a Person Not Overdosing?

A drug overdose can happen to anyone, whether you’re taking a prescription after a surgery, suffering from an opioid-use disorder or living in a home…

Jul 14, 2021

Surprising Side Effects of Essential Oils

October 25, 2021 update: The CDC found a deadly bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes the disease melioidosis in a lavender essential oil spray called “Better Homes & Gardens Lavender & Chamomile…

Aug 17, 2021

Sick of Motion Sickness? Prevention is Key

Last year, Ankit set sail on a cruise to Alaska. He boarded the boat full of excitement and spent the first afternoon and evening playing…

Jan 31, 2023

Heart Failure Drug Rejected, Rejected Again, Then Approved, What’s Up?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a drug called Inpefa to reduce the risk of heart failure in people with Type 2 diabetes. The drug…

Jul 13, 2023