June 28, 2023 Alternative Medicine TikTokers tout berberine as ‘nature’s Ozempic.’ There is little to no evidence to support this claim.
June 13, 2023 General information First-of-its-kind erectile dysfunction gel gets FDA’s OK for over-the-counter marketing, company says. I have my doubts about its efficacy based on its ingredient list.
June 12, 2023 Cancer/Oncology To sugar or to not sugar, that is the 50,000 soda-pop-can question. An excellent review from @GidMK that debunks a study’s claim using simple math that sucralose (Splenda) is genotoxic, that is, it can cause cancer.
May 31, 2023 Cardiovascular Diesase Erectile dysfunction may be a harbinger for microvascular disease thus leading to cognitive decline later in life according to study. Headlines seems to imply that low sexual satisfaction is the causative agent when it is not so.
May 18, 2023 Neurology Misleading headline misrepresents risk when it implies airborne trichloroethylene exposure is linked to increasing risk of developing Parkinson’s when the study was based on water supply contamination at Camp Lejeune.
May 17, 2023 Gynecology Hormone therapy should be offered to more women with severe menopause: review
April 25, 2023 Generic Drugs FDA data shows that mifepristone safety-use profile is better than some common, low-risk prescription drugs including penicillin and Viagra. Some U.S. judicial rulings claiming the contrary are not supported by the evidence.
April 20, 2023 Diabetes Another coffee and tea observational study not able to demonstrate a causal relationship between consumption and harm reduction in a study population with diabetes. Big surprise… not.
March 31, 2023 Endocrinology Gender dysphoria in young people is rising—and so is professional disagreement