Category: Pharmaceuticals
Hyaluronic Acid Adulteration
There may be undisclosed ingredients in your hyaluronic acid supplement.
New Review Casts Doubt On Alzheimers Drugs But Is Controversial
There's a lot less than meets the eye to a recent Cochrane review that casts doubt on the efficacy of drugs for Alzheimer's disease.
The peptide craze sweeping America has a fan in RFK Jr
This could lead to less FDA oversight just when more is needed
Tylenol Ramblings
This was an extremely difficult post to write. I live in war-ravaged Portland, Oregon, and it is like World War II here. Think Berlin at the end. Nothing but chaos, death and destruction. A burning hell hole. I sit in my cellar, the walls shaking from the brown bombs and artillery. Using the light from the burning house next door to see...
The Growing Problem of Supplement–Drug Interactions in Seniors
Many people take supplements alongside prescription drugs without realizing the risks.
Medicine Must-Haves: A Pharmacist’s Guide to Your College Student’s First Aid Kit
A pharmacist recommends medications for a basic first-aid kit.
Go Ahead, Make the Case That Science, Free Speech, and the FDA Are Thriving Under Drs. Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad
Unlike Drs. Adam Cifu and John Mandrola, I do not constantly boast of my "nuance" or claim to be a master of "clinical appraisal." They have so much to teach me.
The MAHA Report: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (mostly the bad and ugly)
President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary's MAHA report has landed. It's a mix of the good (a little), but mostly the bad and the ugly (a lot).
Breathing Easy: Treating Allergic Rhinitis
Spring is a miserable season for those with seasonal allergies. There are effective drug- and non-drug measures that can control most symptoms effectively.
How bad is it? RFK Jr.’s extinction-level threat to science-based federal health policy and public health is here
Five months ago, I called RFK Jr. an "extinction-level" threat to US biomedical science and public health. That extinction is under way.