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Target Cuts Synthetic Colors From Beloved Breakfast Food
The Make America Healthy Again movement has made its mark on one of America’s largest retailers. Target announced Friday that every cereal it sells, including national brands, must exclude synthetic colors by the end of May.…
FDA’s Lethargy Is Harming Women
American women are silently suffering while the Food and Drug Administration drags its feet on reviewing the abortion drug mifepristone. Without swift action, an untold number of women will endure unnecessary pain and even…
How to speed up the search for cures through a change in probability theory
Marty Makary was appointed commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2025. The prominent surgeon, medical researcher, bestselling author, and critic of the medical establishment—including the FDA and the…
The FDA’s approach to medical AI is a win for health-conscious consumers
Under new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance on "low risk" wearable technology and software, AI-powered health tools are rapidly expanding, leading to major implications for cost, access, and consumer…
RFK Jr.’s HHS removes webpages refuting link between cellphones and cancer
The Food and Drug Administration's webpages reporting that cellphones don't cause cancer and other health hazards have been taken down. This comes as the Department of Health and Human Services, under Secretary…
Senators Urge Admin to Reinstate Abortion Pill Regulations
The Senate committee overseeing health policy debated abortion pill regulation in a hearing on Wednesday, where some Republicans urged the administration to crack down on easy access to the drug mifepristone. Sen. Bill…
Max Martin, CEO of the Enhanced Games, wants to make performance-enhancing drugs mainstream
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! It's a great week to grate some cheese thanks to the new food pyramid. Today's edition is a really interesting conversation with Max Martin, CEO of Enhanced. His…
Pro-Life Doctors Ask Trump Admin to Review Safety of Abortion Pill
A group of pro-life doctors are calling on the Trump administration to promptly review the safety of the abortion pill. “As physicians who uphold the Hippocratic oath to do no harm, we oppose any delay in a much-needed…
FDA Chief Shares Attainable Holiday Health Advice
You don’t have to be up to the 100 pushup, 50 pullup “Bobby Kennedy Fitness Challenge” this Christmas to follow U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary’s holiday health recommendation. When asked by…
Trump’s marijuana order vindicates criticism of the plant’s legal classification
Nearly four decades ago, Francis Young, chief administrative law judge at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), concluded that marijuana did not belong in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the law's most…
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