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The Food and Drug Administration removed black box warnings from hormone replacement therapy medications on November 10, reversing a controversial 2003 decision that officials now acknowledge may have harmed millions of women by discouraging life-changing treatment based on flawed science.​ FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced the historic policy shift at a packed HHS press […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on October 31, 2025, a significant restriction on the use of fluoride supplements intended for children to strengthen teeth. This move, spearheaded by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reflects growing concerns about the safety and limited benefits of these supplements in young children. New Guidelines and

The Trump administration has announced it is reviewing the safety of aluminum compounds used as adjuvants in vaccines, sparking renewed discussion among public health experts, vaccine manufacturers, and advocacy groups. At a recent White House briefing, President Donald Trump stated his administration’s goal of eliminating aluminum from childhood vaccines, saying, “We want no aluminum in

Historic Law Protects Patients From Deceptive Healthcare AI California has become the first state to ban artificial intelligence chatbots from pretending to be doctors, therapists, nurses, or any licensed healthcare professional. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 489 (AB 489) on October 11, 2025, creating groundbreaking protection for patients navigating an increasingly complex healthcare landscape filled with

SimonMed Imaging, one of America’s largest outpatient medical imaging providers, has confirmed that 1,275,669 patients had their sensitive medical data stolen during a January 2025 ransomware Cyber attack, with notification letters only beginning to arrive in October 2025—more than eight months after the breach was discovered. The Medusa ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack,

A routine DNA test intended to solve a medical mystery has exposed a decades-long fertility fraud scandal at Duke University, revealing that Dr. Charles Peete secretly fathered at least 12 children by using his own sperm instead of anonymous donors to inseminate patients during the late 1970s and 1980s.​ Summer McKesson, 43, discovered the shocking