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Clinical Trials and Side Effects

Discover how the FDA clinical trial process works and what its limitations mean for your safety and the effectiveness of drugs in everyday use. Each…

Oct 27, 2025

What Vaccines Do I Need This Season?

Most parents know that newborn babies, toddlers, and young children go through a litany of vaccines. Very specific schedules are set, and parents are frequently…

Mar 17, 2025

Did the FDA Really Stop Side Effect Reporting for Abortion Drugs?

At the end of January, I watched the senate hearing for the confirmation of Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. (RFK Jr.) to be Secretary  of Health and Human…

Feb 18, 2025

COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect Tracker

Most Recent Updates: Click the dates to jump to more details. May 17, 2024: Astrazeneca is facing two lawsuits. One is a class action lawsuit from patients who…

May 17, 2024

Inside the FDA Drug Development Process: The Limits of Clinical Trials in Preventing Side Effects

Each year, a select group of novel new drugs enter the U.S. market. In 2023, 55 new drugs were approved—adding to the more than 20,000 prescription drugs already in…

Dec 13, 2024

Benefits & Side Effects of the HPV Vaccine

It’s been 16 years since the first vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The human papillomavirus (HPV)…

Mar 31, 2022