Since the beginning of time, humanity has searched for drugs that can relieve pain without sparking addiction or the other devastating problems tied to opioids. It’s still very early, but a UC ...

The rise of the MAHA movement and its deepening ties with the Wellness Industry reveal a shared and manipulative playbook. Both capitalize on casting doubt and levying accusations of malfeasance ...

What goes viral online isn’t just about what’s said—it’s about how it feels. Choose the right emotional spark and a post becomes a wildfire, while others sputter out before they’ve left your immediate ...

Behind every significant advance in US food safety lies a public health disaster that forced Congress to act. A regulatory carve-out, the GRAS loophole, a long-standing exception intended for harmless ...

We admire scientists as the stewards of truth, exploring the unknown with curiosity, discipline, and integrity. However, when the pursuit of knowledge becomes a competitive sport for reward, a more ...

Watermelon is 92% water; naturally it’s hydrating, and full of nutrients. But one thing it’s not: sunscreen. Influencers online love to spew misinformation, especially when it comes to ‘chemicals.’ ...

In this exclusive interview, I sit down with none other than ChatGPT, aka "Chatty," to tackle one of the most baffling questions in modern health trends: why do people run from nitrites in hot dogs ...

In the escalating war of words and lawsuits over the herbicide Dicamba, the real battleground isn’t the fields but the fine print of federal regulation. What’s deemed an “unreasonable risk” seems to ...

Did you know you can be stupid in seven different ways? You bet! Let us count the ways of dumbing yourself down, according to science.

Dicamba is a widely used herbicide for weed control, on which many soybean and cotton farmers depend. Under the law, an herbicide is approved if it ...

In a generational policy change, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed to repeal the “Endangerment Finding”, the determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to regulate ...

I can't even estimate the number of times I've warned the public about the hidden dangers that can be found in the largely unregulated bizzaro universe of the dietary supplement industry. Here are a ...