Despite Lack of Efficacy, Birth Control Drugs Remain First Treatment for Endometriosis
For almost 70 years, combined estrogen-progestin birth control pills have been a first line treatment for symptoms associated with endometriosis. Like most pharmaceutical drugs, the widely used treatment is a band aid approach. For women with endometriosis, even more frustration is met by the fact that there is no clinical evidence of efficacy and for […]
FDA Questions Safety of Giving Multiple Vaccines at Once
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is re-evaluating the long-standing federal vaccine use policy that allows multiple vaccines to be given during the same visit—particularly COVID-19, influenza and RSV shots. In a memo last month, Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), wrote that the agency […]
DHHS Investigating Risks of Getting COVID Shots During Pregnancy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is compiling case examples of reported harm related to receiving COVID-19 shots during pregnancy, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal in early September.1 Health officials plan to eventually publicly release the information they are compiling on the potential relationship between COVID shots and […]
European Commission Probes Sanofi for Possible Antitrust Violations Related to Flu Shots
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi said that European Commission (EC) officials carried out unannounced inspections at its premises in France and Germany as part of an investigation into its conduct in the seasonal influenza vaccine market.1 It is not clear whether the investigation has any impact beyond Europe, but Sanofi produces influenza vaccines for the U.S. […]
The Battle Over Injecting Hepatitis B Vaccine Into Babies on the First Day After Birth
Last week, a very public battle over the wisdom of the at-birth hepatitis B vaccination policy started playing out at a Sept. 18-19, 2025 meeting of U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) when a majority of the newly appointed members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)1 went head to head with pharmaceutical […]
Nine States Unite in Northeast to Challenge CDC’s New Vaccine Use Recommendations
In response to recent changes made to vaccine use recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nine northeastern states and New York City have formally established the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a regional partnership they say is intended to improve coordination of […]