Pharma Posts

By Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards Most of us who shop in the organic produce section are making a deliberate choice. We know it costs more—anywhere from 20 to 60 percent more, depending on what’s in the cart. We pay it anyway because the deal we …

By Steven Middendorp President Trump signed an executive order to break the childhood vaccination schedule recommendation into three categories and reduce the number of vaccines universally recommended down to 11 to align with Denmark. President Tr…

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert David Lazer, Northeastern distinguished professor of political science and computer science, says the survey indicates a need to shore up trust in public health. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University T…

May 26, 2026 Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition Common medications like pain relievers, antibiotics, PPIs, and statins may disrupt the gut microbiome and intestinal health. Gut health changes have been linked to…

By Joseph Varon   May 18, 2026 The ICU Before Sunrise The intensive care unit (ICU) was crowded before sunrise, again. After 40 years in medicine, I am not sure what “full” even means anymore. Every ICU now feels just one patient away from disa…

Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition Common medications like pain relievers, antibiotics, PPIs, and statins may disrupt the gut microbiome and intestinal health. Gut health changes have been linked to inflammation,…

By Sharyl Attkisson | April 30, 2026 Use of anxiety medications in the US has risen sharply, with about 38 million adults now taking them — roughly 8 million more than in 2019. Among adults ages 18 to 34, usage increased from 8.8% to 14.6% …

The U.S. House voted 280-142 today to remove language that would have limited lawsuits against pesticide makers. The vote marked a significant bipartisan rebuke of industry-backed protections. “I do not support giving blanket immunity to corporation…

By Steven Middendorp HHS is implementing a strategy and framework to reduce the overprescription of psychiatric medications. The administrators of four HHS agencies penned a Dear Colleague letter encouraging health care providers to provide full, i…

Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition Article Highlights: Popular new GLP-1 pill raises concerns about long-term safety Side effects include digestive distress, muscle loss, and increased colon cancer risk Discove…

Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition Article highlights: GLP-1 drugs increase risk of bone loss, osteoporosis, and osteomalacia Users of Ozempic, Wegovy, and Victoza show higher Gout and uric acid risk How to sup…

Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition Roundup, with the active ingredient glyphosate, continues to be the most commonly used herbicide across the globe. Roundup was introduced into the market in 1974 by Monsanto. Since…

By Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards On February 18, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) treating elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides like supply-chain vulnerabilities. Why? Because, in the administration’s framing, t…

By Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards We live in a world that has forgotten how deeply intelligent the human body is. For decades, we’ve been taught to believe that disease—especially cancer—is a matter of genetic fate. A rogue cell gone wild or a ra…

(NewsNation) — Billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong developed a new cancer therapy, Anktiva, that does not require patients to go through chemotherapy. But how does it work? According to ImmunityBio, the company that developed Anktiva, the treatment…

By Jefferey Jaxen “We want no mercury in the vaccine. We want no aluminum in the vaccine.” These were the words of President Trump during his opening statement when releasing the scientific findings learned to date regarding autism. It’s been j…

By Steven Middendorp President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take action on pharmaceutical advertising. The United States is one of only two countries in the world that …

Medications for treatment of hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism is a condition of decreased thyroid hormone production from the thyroid gland, which affects about 2% of the adult population in the United States.  Millions of Americans take thyroid horm…

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/9/e007118 Malene Lopez Kristensen1, Palle Mark Christensen1, Jesper Hallas1,2 Correspondence to Professor Jesper Hallas; jhallas@health.sdu.dk Abstract Objective To estima…

By Richard Z. Cheng, M.D., Ph.D. 🔹 Key Highlights ✅ Medical "expert consensus" has repeatedly failed public health-Sowell's critique of disconnected intellectuals explains why ✅ Top-down guidelines often prioritize theory and credentials over r…

By Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards Is the self-appointed ruling global health agency, the World Health Organization (WHO), finally unraveling once and for all? On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ini…

WASHINGTON—JULY 18, 2025—U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Secretary of State Marco Rubio today issued a Joint Statement of formal rejection by the United States of the 2024 International Heath Regulations (IHR) Ame…

By Sharyl Attkisson | June 23, 2025  Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) — found in everyday plastics, personal care items, and pesticides — may be playing a major role in the growing fertility crisis among women, according to a new review of m…

Hello Wellness Talk listeners! This month has been incredibly insightful as we delved into the critical topics of pesticides, diabetes, and the role of nutrition in healthcare. We've also explored the MAHA's Childhood Health Report and potential so…