Shedding Light on the Risks
& Benefits of Medications
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…
Mar 12, 2026
Jo Clark had just graduated from college when her mother died of a massive heart attack at age 57. “She had no known risk factors,”…
Mar 9, 2026
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…
Mar 3, 2026
Tamar Abrams had a lousy couple of years in 2022 and ’23. Both her parents died; a relationship ended; she retired from communications consulting. She…
Mar 2, 2026
The rise of remote work, constant smartphone use, and the industrialization of the natural world have all pushed Americans toward a shared reality: we are…
Feb 25, 2026
A new, major meta-analysis in The Lancet is challenging long-standing concerns about statin side effects, suggesting that most are not causally linked to the drugs.…
Feb 19, 2026
MedShadow’s Investigating Generics series is driven by the premise that Americans deserve safer, more reliable generic medications. For the past year and a half, we’ve…
Feb 5, 2026
Most women face the question of what to do about bone loss at some point in their lifetime. Yet decades after bone-building drugs first became…
Jan 26, 2026
“I’ve had this headache for weeks. I take something, it helps for a couple of hours, and then it comes right back.” As a neurology…
Jan 22, 2026
“Use a backup method, just in case.” If you’ve ever been prescribed an antibiotic while taking birth control, you may have heard this advice. It’s…
Jan 21, 2026
