Imagine you are sick with a serious medical condition. How would you feel if someone constantly told you to buy their product ...

In the age of social media and GLP-1s, an analysis of regulations governing direct-to-consumer ads finds gaps in oversight for influencers, compounded medications, and liability for consumer warnings ...

Last fall, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary declared war on drug commercials. He wrote a viewpoint published in JAMA (Sept. 12, 2025) titled, “The FDA’s Overdue Crackdown on ...

Tamar Abrams had a lousy couple of years in 2022 and '23. Both her parents died; a relationship ended; she retired from communications consulting. She moved from Arlington, Virginia, to Warren, Rhode ...

Although there have been calls to forbid direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs in the US, legislators have not acted decisively. Is there a way forward? This past fall, ubiquitous ...

For more than four decades, I have navigated life managing a chronic disease. This experience comes with countless ...

Imagine you are sick with a serious medical condition. How would you feel if someone constantly told you to buy their product ...

Tamar Abrams had a lousy couple of years in 2022 and ’23. Both her parents died, a relationship ended and she retired from communications consulting. She moved from Arlington, Virginia, to Warren, ...