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We have 2 blogs: First Person, Book Reviews and Healthy Skeptic. First Person provides real-world stories of side effects by people who experience them. Book Reviews includes insight on medicine or health-related literature. Healthy Skeptic is a sounding board for MedShadow Founder and President Su Robotti.

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The Whole Truth About Medicines

When you see a news story or read an article about a drug on a website or TV or in a magazine that has ads for that drug, how...

Healthy Skeptic

Beware of New Alzheimer’s Drug, Aduhelm: Although Approved, It Could Be Dangerous

Editor’s Note 11/23/2021: Researchers recently published data showing that 41% of patients on the therapeutic dose of Adhuhelm in clinical trials experienced brain bleeds. Fewer than a third of...

Healthy Skeptic

Cancer-Treating Drugs – And Other Drugs, Too – Can Be Effective at Lower Doses

If your chemotherapy drug is making you feel miserable, you might be able to have your dose lowered without it losing effectiveness. The dose makes the poison, noted the...

Healthy Skeptic

What to Do With Leftover Prescription Pain Pills

America has been in an opioid overdose crisis for more than 10 years. For nearly all that time, the medical community has understood that opioid addiction often starts at...

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Weight Loss Drug Wegovy Could Offer More Risks Than Benefits

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved the diabetes drug Wegovy (semaglutide), previously okayed for diabetes, for weight loss. I wonder why? I was the consumer representative...

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Can Your Genes Impact How You Respond to Meds?

We have all heard of DNA genetic-testing services like 23andMe. After I suffered adverse reactions from the antibiotic Levaquin, I found others who suffered the same fate online. Several...

Healthy Skeptic

Honesty Is the Best Medicine

Happy Independence Day weekend! This is the most important holiday to MedShadow because we celebrate our ongoing independence from pharmaceutical influence. We are one of the few, free, nonprofit...

Healthy Skeptic

Why I Changed My Mind About Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine

As recently as last fall, I was dead set against getting the COVID-19 vaccine. I thought the trials were rushed, the science too new and the chance that I...

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