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email article The agency told Mercola that three products he markets with COVID-19 claims Liposomal Vitamin C, Liposomal Vitamin D3, and Quercetin and Pterostilbene Advanced are unapproved new drugs and misbranded drugs being sold in violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. FDA asked Mercola to take immediate action to cease the sale of such unapproved and unauthorized products and said he must reply within 48 hours as to specific steps that will be taken to address the violation. Failure to adequately correct any violations may result in legal action, including, without limitations, seizure and injunction, the agency wrote. ....
email article Some people suffering from long COVID have found significant symptom relief after the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, though the jury s still out as to whether that s the case for the majority of so-called long-haulers. Last week, New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay tweeted that she felt significantly better after her first vaccine dose. She acknowledged that her report was both anecdotal and early, but that many other long COVID survivors had described a similar experience. Several commenters responded to Gay that they, too, had significant symptom relief after their first dose, including Sharon MacMillan, MD, an ob/gyn in Massachusetts, who said she s been symptom-free for 6 weeks after her vaccine. ....
email article Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Docs to Prison for Opioid Overprescribing Several physicians were recently sentenced to jail time for illegally distributing controlled substances, particularly opioids. Myron Rodos, DO, was sentenced to 5 years in prison and fined $300,000 for running a pill mill in North Philadelphia, where he illegally doled out oxycodone and methadone to patients in exchange for sex and money, according to the Department of Justice. Peter Steiner, MD, a psychiatrist in Louisville, Kentucky, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for distributing unnecessary buprenorphine and fentanyl to multiple patients over several years. According to the Louisville ....
email article During the pandemic, teens mental health services accounted for a much greater proportion of all their medical claims than in the past, especially last March and April, according to a FAIR Health white paper . Mental health claims essentially doubled as a percentage of all medical claims for individuals age 13-18 in March (+97%) and April (+103.5%) of 2020 compared with the same periods a year earlier, the report said. Medical claims overall fell by about half during that time. We clearly see a reduction in people accessing medical care, particularly in March and April, but we see a continued utilization of mental health services during that period, Robin Gelburd, president of FAIR Health, told ....