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Day 27 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
Fluoroquinolones: When Medicine Got It Wrong - The Dangers of Overprescribing Antibiotics Over the years, medicine has been the backbone...
Apr 2, 20232 min read


Day 26 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
Medicine Got It Wrong with Bextra: Pfizer's Billion-Dollar Blunder Costly Lesson in Putting Profits Over Patients Bextra was a...
Apr 1, 20233 min read


Day 25 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
The Vioxx Debacle: How Deceptive Marketing and Suppressed Clinical Trial Data Put Profits Before Patients In the late 1990s, Merck & Co....
Mar 31, 20233 min read


Day 24 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
Doctors Promoting Cigarettes: A Dark Chapter in Medical History It is hard to imagine now, but there was a time when doctors were...
Mar 30, 20233 min read


Day 23 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
Medicine's Wrong Turn: The Unintended Consequences of the Flexner Report Medicine is often seen as a noble profession, one that seeks to...
Mar 29, 20233 min read


Day 22 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
Bloodletting: An Ancient Medical Treatment with Mixed Results Bloodletting is a medical treatment that involves the intentional removal...
Mar 28, 20232 min read


Day 21 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got it Wrong
Teflon Troubles: The Health Risks and Why Stainless Steel and Cast Iron are the Safer Choice Cooking healthy meals is an important part...
Mar 27, 20232 min read


Day 20 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got it Wrong
Kids Flame Retardant Pajamas and Cancer: A dangerous Pair As a parent, you want to keep your children safe from harm. That's why you may...
Mar 26, 20232 min read


Day 19 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
Uncovering the Truth Behind Breast Implant Illness: What You Need to Know Breast implant illness (BII) refers to a collection of symptoms...
Mar 25, 20232 min read


Day 18 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
Surgical Antiseptic to Mouthwash Marvel Listerine is a popular brand of mouthwash that has been used for over a century to improve oral...
Mar 24, 20233 min read


Day 17 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
Remdesivir/Veklury: What You Need to Know! Part 1 of _____ Today's post is a difficult one for American Frontline Nurses to write,...
Mar 23, 20234 min read


Day 16 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
Understanding Gardasil and the HPV Vaccine: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection that can lead to...
Mar 22, 20233 min read


Day 15 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
To Shed or Not to Shed, That is The Question Viral shedding refers to the process by which a person who has been infected with a virus...
Mar 21, 20232 min read


Day 14 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
PCOS: A Hormonal Hassle, butt There's Hope to Tackle! Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal disorder that affects 1 in 10...
Mar 20, 20233 min read


Day 13 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
The Pill, Its Thrill, and the Medical Drill Oral contraceptives, also known as birth control pills, were first introduced in the 1960s as...
Mar 19, 20232 min read


Day 12 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
The Mad Hatter's Plight: A Tale of Mercury's Might The term "Mad Hatter" was used in the 18th and 19th centuries to describe hat makers...
Mar 18, 20232 min read


Day 11 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
A Long and Lively Look at the Leech: Languishing in Legends, Living in Laboratories, and Lovingly Applied for Healing The use of medical...
Mar 17, 20232 min read


Day 10 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
The "Safe and Effective" History of Thalidomide and the Thalidomide Babies Thalidomide is a medication that was originally developed in...
Mar 16, 20232 min read


Day 9 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
The Ethical and Humanitarian Violations of The Tuskegee Experiment The Tuskegee experiment was a notorious medical study that took place...
Mar 15, 20233 min read


Day 8 of Our 31 Day Series of How Medicine Got It Wrong
The Convenient Oversight of Johnson & Johnson on How It's Baby Powder Causes Cancer Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder was first introduced in...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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