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Jonathan Block
Jonathan Block
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Jonathan Block is a freelance writer and former MedShadow content editor. He has been an editor and writer for multiple pharmaceutical, health and medical publications, including BioCentury, The Pink Sheet, Modern Healthcare, Health Plan Week and Psychiatry Advisor. He holds a BA from Tufts University and is earning an MPH with a focus on health policy from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy.
The FDA Calls For Opana's Removal From The Market
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The FDA Calls For Opana’s Removal From The Market

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Side Effect Reporting Tool Helps Patients on Chemo Live Longer
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Side Effect Reporting Tool Helps Patients on Chemo Live Longer

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Recent Drug Approval Highlights Less Stringent FDA Criteria

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FDA Safe Use Initiative: Safe Only When Taken as Directed
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FDA Safe Use Initiative: Safe Only When Taken as Directed

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No Benefit Seen for Beta Blockers in Some Heart Attack Patients

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Hospitalized Seniors on Opioids

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No Cardiovascular Prevention Benefit Seen With Statins In Seniors

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Elderly Patients Prescribed Ineffective Drugs Prior to Death

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Meta-Analysis Refutes Link Between ED Drugs and Melanoma

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Steroid Injections Not Effective Long Term for Knee Pain

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Nearly 50% of Seniors Given Unnecessary Antibiotics

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Higher Heart Attack Risk With NSAIDs May Come Early

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Many New Drugs Experience Postmarket Safety Issues

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FDA Approves Radicava, First New ALS Drug In More Than 2 Decades

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Congress Protects Healthcare — For Now

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Study Finds Statin Side Effects the Result of “Nocebo” Effect

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Some Antibiotics Linked to Miscarriage Risk

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Statins Linked to Higher Risk of Back Problems

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Valproate, Epilepsy drug, Further Linked To Birth Defects

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