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Over the past few weeks, the Trump administration has imposed numerous tariffs on imports to the U.S. with limited exceptions. Until April 7, 2025, pharmaceutical products had been one of those exceptions
AI is the use of computers or machine learning to simulate or imitate human intelligence. This technology has advanced rapidly over the past several years, allowing new forms of AI to leverage vast quantities of…
How do we know what is healthy? Given the link between healthy eating patterns and diet-related diseases, consumers need accurate information to make informed choices about which foods they should purchase.
It’s time to stock up on maraschino cherries—Red Dye No. 3 is officially off the market (sorry, Peter Barton Hutt, cherry enthusiast and leading food and drug lawyer). On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Food…
For the past week, I have watched my beloved city of Los Angeles become engulfed in flames. My heart aches knowing that the places I once loved—the Will Rogers beach house, the Palisades lookout, and…
By Jessica Samuels You’ve likely seen BPA-free plastic water bottles and Tupperware in stores and opted to grab those over similar, non-labeled products. You probably didn’t know, however, that those products likely just contain other…
By Jessica Samuels For 100 years, food fortification, the practice of deliberately increasing the content of vitamins and minerals in a food, has been essential to combating public health crises. However, these practices have continued…
By Jessica Samuels On October 8, 13 states and the District of Columbia sued TikTok, alleging that the social media company’s algorithm is designed to “promote excessive, compulsive, and addictive use” in children. While each…
By Jessica Samuels It’s been all the rage — celebrities and physicians tout GLP-1 inhibitors, like Ozempic and Wegovy, as miracle drugs for diabetes management and weight loss. But some still believe weight loss is…
