Inaccurate oxygen readings: the problem with pulse oximeters
Pulse oximeters are medical devices that measure how much oxygen is available in the body. This measurement, called the oxygen saturation, is a vital sign
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Dietary supplements, vitamin A, and regulation: a call to action
Dietary supplements in the United States are considered foods by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and thus they are not subject to the same
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The gene therapy watchers: Can an NIH advisory committee reinvent itself?
Francis Collins, NIH Director, and Scott Gottlieb, FDA Commissioner, recently announced plans to eliminate oversight of new gene therapy experiments by the NIH’s Recombinant DNA
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Vaping: A new epidemic among our youth
A few years ago I found what looked like a flash drive plugged into the wall in my teenage son’s room. I took it and
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