Browsing: Health Pulse

The announcement last week took just about everyone by surprise. Scott Gottlieb, MD, the FDA’s well-respected commissioner, would be stepping…

When you see them on TV or in a magazine, direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug ads follow a similar formula. The ads…

With many people suffering from depression not responding to antidepressants despite trying several, there is a critical need for therapies…

When you think of the Super Bowl, concerns about health usually don’t come to mind. But with hundreds of millions…

One of the FDA’s biggest campaigns last year was to stem the dramatic rise in teen e-cigarette and vaping use.…

Today marks the 25th day that the federal government has been shut down, the longest in US history. Some 800,000…

2019 is now upon us, and it’s time to make New Year’s resolutions. I would like to propose a long…

When the end of the year comes, many use it as a time of reflection. I am no different. I’d…

The more I’ve been reading about nutritional and dietary supplements, the more convinced I am that for many people, they…

A long-simmering battle between the FDA, DEA and patient advocates over the popular, yet controversial, herbal supplement kratom may soon…