Generic Medication Quality, Trust, and Readiness
What New Reporting Means for Patients Recent investigative reporting by ProPublica has raised important questions about how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversees the quality of generic me...
NIH Zero Embargo Policy: When Bureaucracy Stops Blocking Science
When Bureaucracy Becomes the Bottleneck (And When it Doesn’t) For years, one of the quiet frustrations in medicine has been this: Science can be sound, even world-class, and still arrive too ...
The ACA Stalemate: A Stereoscopic View from the Mountain Top
Where Freedom Meets Shared Responsibility This month’s U.S. health policy news reveals a familiar tension–how societies choose to care for people throughout predictable life stages, including ...
Quantum Opportunities: When Influence Goes Private
An AP Headline, a Life Vision, and My Mother's Letter to Paul Mellon In this season of Light, the Associated Press reported that MacKenzie Scott donated $7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025, describ...
Congress, Obamacare, and the “Front Door” of Care
Wall Street Meets Sabai Sabai In this season of Light, we turn our attention to protecting care - because we can’t let the “Grinch” steal what people need most: timely access, trust, and com...
FDA Removes Black Box Warnings on Estrogen Products
The FDA Just Corrected Course. Now It's Time to Correct the Language On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it will remove the boxed ("black box") warnings from most...
Avoidance vs Approach: Why Meaning-Making Heals
How Do You Eat a Hot Bowl of Soup? Slowly, one safe spoonful at a time. When life hands us something overwhelming—a diagnosis, a loss—our brains often try to cope by pulling back. That first p...
Menopause, Ageism, and Sexism: The Hidden Bias Holding Back Midlife Leaders
Workplace Bias, Midlife Health, and the Need for Scientific Language A new national survey by Aimed Alliance and the HR Research Institute reveals a deep disconnect between awareness of women’s ...
Why Personalized Estradiol Dosing Matters
One Size Doesn't Fit All: Groupthink in Medicine May Be Leaving Women Behind Many women have long suspected that transdermal estradiol absorption is anything but predictable. Now, a groundbreaking...
Hormones & Aging: New Research Links Low Testosterone to Cognitive Changes in Older Women
Low Testosterone Levels Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older Women (and Why It May Also Matter for Younger Women) A recent study from the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort offers new insight into ho...
