“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.

Parents and clinicians are urged to review usage of certain health products for young children after federal authorities highlight safety concerns.

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

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.

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

Maryland residents may someday be able to legally use certain natural psychedelic drugs if the legislature takes action on a report delivered this week.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending banning a compound found in unregulated tablets, gummies and drink mixes sold online and at gas stations and convenience stores, the Trump administration announced this week. The substance, known as 7 ...

Dr. Woolf is a physician and a professor of family medicine and population health at Virginia Commonwealth University. After decades as a physician studying the factors that determine our risks of getting sick and how long we live, I am convinced that the ...

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