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Tianeptine - A so-called supplement with dangerous consequences. Our #expert weighs in on 'gas station heroin' warnings
Since 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been actively urging consumers to avoid purchasing or consuming tianeptine -- a synthetic drug commonly called "...
UConn Expert on the "FDA's Big Gamble" with Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
The Food and Drug Administration's accelerated approval of the drug aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease is mired in controversy -- three scientists have ...
Why is the FDA funded in part by the companies it regulates?
In a recent piece published in The Conversation, C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of ...
How safe is your baby food? A UConn expert explains.
A new congressional report has raised concerns from regulators and outcry from parents about the level of heavy metals - including things like lead, arsenic, ...
It’s time to talk about death and dying – let our experts explain
It’s a fact – we are all one day, going to die. For doctors and frontline health care providers death is just part of the ...
Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies
A daring effort is under way to create the first children whose DNA has been tailored using gene editing. When Chinese researchers first edited the ...