Gray-market peptides, familiar sellers. “Crypto payments to gray-market peptide vendors, many of which are part of the fentanyl business, totaled $27 million in the first quarter of this year, up nearly 150% from Q4 2025, per Chainalysis.” The Axios piece […]
Mysterious compassionate use approval. “STAT has learned that Eli Lilly and the FDA have allowed one person to gain access to the drug through the FDA’s ‘compassionate use’ program.” The patient was “a 79-year-old man” and sources say the request […]
FDA drops enforcement against Whoop. After the FDA issued a warning letter in 2025, Whoop decided to put up a fight to protect their blood pressure estimation feature. The agency backed off after Whoop tweaked the feature in a change […]
Blood cleansing for microplastics. “Among patients with the highest levels of circulating microplastics, average levels fell from 52.2 to 21.1 particles per 100 microliters of blood after a single treatment.” Therapeutic plasma exchange is an FDA-cleared procedure, but the study […]
Hot peptide summer. “San Francisco startups are pushing a hot peptide summer” reads like a joke, but it is the framing for a real wave of peptide-focused wellness companies. If you have been seeing peptides suddenly everywhere, this is the […]
What is dry needling and does it work?. “Dry needling targets trigger points, or tight knots of muscle, with the goal of relieving pain and improving range of motion.” The NYT breaks down what it actually is, what the evidence […]
The mystery in the medicine cabinet. “I’m now convinced that for most people in most circumstances, acetaminophen is safer than ibuprofen, provided you use it as directed.” A deep dive into why ibuprofen’s COX effects can mess with your stomach, […]
Tough calls in transplant surgery. “You’ve got a patient who does not have an infinite window. There are a lot of really tough calls, and it’s always a multidisciplinary team decision.” The piece shows how matching and transporting organs can […]
Why jumping into cold water can stop your heart. “Most cold-water deaths happen in the first three minutes.” It is not hypothermia, it is the nervous system chaos right after immersion, when cold shock and the diving response can collide. […]
Startup promoting health via a daily inhaler. I heard of someone developing for this form factor last year, and I think this is not them, which means there are going to be several DTC inhalers coming to market! “One inhale […]