FDA Brings Lab Tests Under Its Oversight

MedPage Today, April 29, 2024: FDA issues the final rule for lab-developed tests (LDTs) and we explain that the rule has a giant deadly loophole allowing thousands of diagnostic tests and genetic tests for cancer and other deadly diseases to be sold without evidence they are accurate.

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Feds declare turf, rubber playgrounds “generally safe’

Politico E&E NEWS, April 18, 2024: EPA released its 2024 report on artificial turf, which says it contains dangerous chemicals but that the exposures are “generally safe.’ NCHR’s Dr. Diana Zuckerman asks what does that mean? If it is generally safe that means it isn’t safe for everyone, but EPA doesn’t explain how many will be harmed and doesn’t explain what is known and not known. It’s not credible.

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Americans Are Paying Billions to Take Drugs That Don’t Work 

Bloomberg, April 15, 2024: Since 2014, pharmaceutical companies have made over $3.6 billion from FDA-approved drugs that were later withdrawn or proven ineffective. This news article explores how fast-track approvals may prioritize speed over efficacy, wasting your money and not helping you fight serious diseases.

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