Medicine

China Had 1.87 Million Excess Deaths After Ending “Zero COVID” Policy

More Than Half of U.S. Dog Owners Concerned About Pet Vaccines

First Postpartum Depression Drug Fast Tracked and Licensed by FDA

First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Approved by FDA

by Natasha Hobley

August 8, 2023

On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first ever non-prescription birth control pill. The progestin-only oral ...

More Young Children Ingested Drugs and Illicit Substances During COVID Pandemic Period

by Rishma Parpia

April 30, 2023

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows an increase in ingestion of illicit substances such as ...

CDC Gives More Than $3 Billion to Local and State Health Departments

by Natasha Hobley

December 26, 2022

Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that they are distributing $3.2 billion to state, local, and ...

Shortage of Adderall Affecting Behavior in Children and Adults

by Rishma Parpia

November 1, 2022

On October 12, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shortage of a drug formulation of amphetamine mixed salts, ...

FDA Authorizes COVID Bivalent Shots for Children as Young as Five Years Old

by Marco Cáceres and Barbara Loe Fisher

October 17, 2022

On Oct. 12, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the COVID bivalent booster ...

A Critique of The Lancet COVID-19 Commission

by David Bell | Guest Writer

October 3, 2022

Opinion | The Lancet recently released its long-awaited COVID-19 commission report. The report well reflects the current state of public health science and addresses the ...

FDA Issues New Warning of Cancers Linked to Breast Implants

by Natasha Hobley

September 25, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication on Sept. 8, 2022 warning that certain cancers may develop in ...

The Naked Absurdity of Global Public Health

by David Bell | Guest Writer

September 19, 2022

Opinion | Something is fundamentally wrong with global public health. More accurately, something is fundamentally wrong with the mindset of global health ...