Tag: FDA
The science and politics of genetically engineered salmon: 5 questions answered
Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California, Davis
A Massachusetts-based company earlier this month cleared the last regulatory hurdle from the Food and Drug Administration to...
Promising new drug for treatment-resistant depression – esketamine
Lee Hoffer, Case Western Reserve University
Treatment-resistant depression affects 1 in 3 of the estimated 16.2 million adults in the U.S. who have suffered at...
Beware of natural supplements for sex gain and weight loss
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
Many consumers consider dietary supplements to be natural and, therefore, safe. In fact, the Council for Responsible Nutrition reported...
What is ‘right to try,’ and could it help?
Morten Wendelbo, Texas A&M University and Timothy Callaghan, Texas A&M University
After a year in which President Donald Trump devoted much of his...
The dangers and potential of ‘natural’ opioid kratom
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
Given the opioid addiction crisis, it would seem preposterous that an opioid is legal for use in the United...
Why lowering nicotine in cigarettes could change the course of health
Michael P. Eriksen, Georgia State University
The new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently made a surprising and bold announcement that could...
Why are we dragging our feet when more automation in health...
Thomas Hooven, Columbia University Medical Center
As a neonatologist, I worry about patients with pulmonary hypertension. This unforgiving disease, sometimes seen after premature...
Why are young women without wrinkles using Botox?
Dana Berkowitz, Louisiana State University
The battle against wrinkles has lasted for centuries. Long before surgical facelifts, people ingested powders and potions, stretched their...
EXPLORING NATURE
At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long...
Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University
As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the...
