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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.
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FDA Needs to Stand Up to Off-Label Marketing Efforts

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Docs Express Concerns About Side Effects of Medical Marijuana

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Long-Term Heartburn Med Use May Lead to Kidney Damage

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Abortion Drug Restrictions Should Be Lifted, Medical Experts Say

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Quick Hits: New Psoriasis Drug and Antibiotic Overprescribing

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Pharmacogenomics Testing May Predict Side Effects To Drugs

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Quick Hits: Statin Side Effects, Opioid Painkillers, & More

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Research Explores Niacin’s Annoying Skin-Flushing Side Effect

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Supplements May Contain Prescription Drugs or Dangerous Chemicals

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New Cholesterol Drugs: Low Adverse Events, Long-Term Unknown

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Trump and the Undermining of the FDA

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