Shedding Light on the Risks
& Benefits of Medications
In 2024, a 24-year-old female was rushed to the emergency department at Florida State University, where Marshall Frank, D.O., practices. Purple vomit and pill fragments…
Jan 6, 2026
Chances are you’ve reached for acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), two of the most common over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers, at some point in your life.…
Nov 18, 2025
2020 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows supplements are part of daily life for more than half of U.S. adults. But…
Nov 14, 2025
Pain was one of the first sensations Brandy, 44, remembers. Born with spina bifida occulta, a defect that kept part of her spine from fully…
Nov 3, 2025
Editor’s Note: On November 10, 2025, the BMJ published a new meta-analysis reviewing existing studies on the links between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and ADHD or autism…
Sep 25, 2025
SRIs — among the most widely prescribed drugs in the U.S.— have seen a steady rise in use since their debut in the 1980s. This class of medications is considered…
Aug 14, 2025
A 54-year-old man returned from a two-week trip to Southeast Asia to his home in Canada with a mysterious ailment. His serum calcium and creatinine levels,…
Aug 5, 2025
Welcome to the FDA Recalls and Warnings Update, a series dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest medication recalls, manufacturing violations, and quality concerns…
Jul 16, 2025
Welcome to the FDA Side Effects Update. This series is designed to keep you informed about the latest safety advisories and newly documented side effects…
Jul 1, 2025
From 18th-century apothecaries to modern drive-thru drug stores, pharmacies have evolved in form, but their central purpose has stayed constant: They serve as community centers…
Jun 24, 2025
Eight years ago, Lisa Salberg, now 56, received a heart transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey after living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (a heart…
Jun 19, 2025
Their bottles line drugstore aisles. Their ads interrupt your favorite podcast. Chances are, you have a few supplements in your kitchen cabinet right now. Maybe…
Mar 27, 2025
In July 2023, Lara Martin visited the emergency room in Humboldt County, California, with what she suspected was a urinary tract infection. Martin, who had…
Mar 21, 2025
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
On May 20, 2024, a new set of rules designed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve clarity in medication advertising went into effect. The…
Mar 3, 2025
Welcome to the FDA Side Effects Update. This series is designed to keep you informed about the latest safety advisories and newly documented side effects…
Jan 13, 2025
Welcome to the FDA Side Effects Update. This series is designed to keep you informed about the latest safety advisories and newly documented side effects…
Dec 11, 2024
In 2018, the parents of a six-year-old girl told CBS News Texas that their daughter had hallucination and attempted to climb out of her second-story bedroom window…
Dec 1, 2024
In October 2023, I wrote about the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and its unanimous vote that the primary ingredient in Sudafed PE…
Nov 21, 2024
Between 2020 and 2021, there was a large jump in the number of prescriptions doctors wrote for ADHD medications, according to the CDC. But even before…
Aug 23, 2024
