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The Goop company, a large wellness company which offers controversial health advice, has partnered with Delta Airlines to offer in-flight podcasts to Delta customers. The medical community is concerned that this will lead to spread of inaccurate health…

An aging but healthy population-10,000 Baby Boomers reach age 65 every day-is vulnerable to false, pseuodscientific claims about preventing cognitive decline. Meanwhile, growing scientific evidence suggests that intensive control of blood pressure, phy…

When talking about drug abuse and drug-related death, most conversations do not include alcohol in the statistics. In fact, alcohol is the 3rd leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., with an estimated 88,000 people (62,000 men and 26,000 women)…

Biotechs crow about getting special treatment at FDA — but our data show investors don’t give them much credit.

Can moon phases or storms affect child birth? Here’s what the science says.

“Understanding the potential impact of poor sleep and circadian health on blood cell formation and vascular disease opens new avenues for developing improved treatments,” said Michael Twery, Ph.D., director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Res…

The truth surrounding the price of generic drugs is surprising. In the last 10 years, the price of generic medications in the US has actually fallen. Does that mean generic price hikes are a creation of media hype? And is the problem bad enough to warr…

HHS has put forward a series of initiatives aimed at lowering drug prices, Medicare expenditures, and patient cost-sharing. The proposals run the gamut, from increasing transparency of net pricing, to allowing use of formulary tools previously off limi…

Amid continuing uncertainty over Brexit in Britain, countries across the European Union are making preparing for a UK exit – hard or soft. Now government officials in the Czech Republic are speeding up the approval of a bill to protect the rights of Br…