“There are better ways to protect children’s teeth than taking unapproved ingestible fluoride, which is now recognized to alter the gut microbiome. The microbiome is increasingly recognized to be central to a child’s health and development,” said FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H.

Strong, well-functioning health systems are as vital as advanced weaponry, military strategy, and intelligence for global security, writes former CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

The agency’s scientific review found that ingestible fluoride products have never been reviewed or approved for safety or effectiveness, despite decades of use. It concluded these drugs should not be used in children under 3, or in older children who aren’t at high risk of cavities.

The National Institutes of Health is continuing its mission to reduce the use of animals in drug testing by awarding $87 million in contracts to launch the Standardized Organoid Modeling (SOM) Center, the agency announced in a Sept. 25 release. The funding ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children's teeth, the latest

More parents are asking with autistic children are asking to prescribe leucovorin despite a lack of data about its benefits

After seven escaped monkeys were shot and killed in Mississippi, Congress should move toward phasing out primate research, writes Janine McCarthy.

In a new op-ed, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz outline the bold new initiatives the Trump Administration is taking ...