FDA

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HRT is back in favor. Why were women told to avoid it for so long?

In 2002 one study drove women off hormone therapy. Two decades later, the FDA and America's gynecologists have changed course, and many women are asking what they were never told.

By Suchitra Sharma|November 1, 2026|3 min read

Food

Tongue patch — new way to lose weight

The 'tongue patch' diet sews a mesh patch onto the tongue to make eating painful. Doctors called it dangerous — and it was never FDA approved.

June 6, 2013 · 1 min read

Health & Spirituality

FDA Approves First 4-In-1 Flu Vaccine

In 2012 the FDA approved the first quadrivalent flu vaccine, covering four strains instead of three. Why that one extra strain mattered.

February 29, 2012 · 1 min read