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Big Pharma Pushes Back on State PFAS Regulations

Claudia López Lloreda / Undark Nov 25, 2025 Drugmakers claim that broad state PFAS laws are overly burdensome. But environmental health experts aren’t convinced. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Trump FDA Seeks to Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs

Arthur Allen / KFF Health News Sep 12, 2025 Critics say ending the decades-old practice would likely shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

FDA Layoffs Will Hamper Efforts To Cut Antimicrobial Overuse in Farm Animals

Natasha Gilbert / U.S. Right to Know Apr 30, 2025 Veterinarians were working on guidelines to help stem excessive use of the drugs on farms, which can lead to a fatal resistance in humans. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

RFK Jr HHS Cuts

Christopher Weyant Mar 31, 2025 Dig deeper

TD Original

Mutations, Misinformation and the Mother of All Pandemics

Michael Balter / Truthdig Mar 31, 2025 There are worrying signs that pathogenic bird flu is poised to break through soft spots in our defense, from house cats to Trump administration science policy. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

As Climate Change Intensifies Disease, Trump Pulls U.S. from WHO

Zoya Teirstein / Grist Jan 27, 2025 The move, and a temporary gag order on health agencies, puts the country in a dangerous position. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Trump Suspends FDA Health Warnings

Dave Whamond Jan 23, 2025 Dig deeper

Opinion

America’s Thousand Percent Prescription Drug Tariff

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Sep 17, 2024 Import taxes have nothing on drug patents that raise prices 100-fold. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

How Dishonest Marketing Enabled the Opioid Crisis

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Jun 20, 2024 With five sentences, two researchers gamed the medical journals and confused a generation of doctors about the addiction potential of opioids. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Ignoring COVID

John Darkow Sep 14, 2023 Dig deeper

Women

FDA Approves First Daily Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill

Lucas Berenbrok, Marian Jarlenski / The Conversation Jul 17, 2023 A pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraception. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Technology

In Wake of Animal Testing Scandal, Neuralink Nabs FDA Approval

Björn Ólafsson / Sentient Media Jun 6, 2023 In wake of animal testing scandal and ethical violations, Elon Musk’s technology company Neuralink has secured FDA approval. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )