Harm Reduction

On May 26, 2026, Vermont became the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, a weed-killing pesticide, due to its potential link to Parkinson’s disease.

We routinely ask whether there is sufficient evidence to start a drug. Why don't we ask with equal rigor whether there is enough evidence to continue it?

“Inflammation” is a commonly used term in medicine and the wellness space. It’s thrown around so much that most people, even if they’ve never read a medical textbook, have likely absorbed a definition of it from context.

Between 1913 and 2024, motor vehicle deaths in the US increased by over 900%. This was not only due to more cars on the road, but complacency, complexity, carelessness, and other driver-related issues.

By some accounts, NPs are one-third of the physician workforce. And in a battle raging between the two professions, the “scope of practice” of NPs has expanded over the years, threatening the moat physicians have created.

Capsules are the most common form of supplementation, but patches are growing in popularity. Wellness patches, or as I like to call them, stickers, claim to infuse your body with a specific vitamin, mineral, or combination.

Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) has acquired a new descriptor: “junk science.” The label has migrated from defense briefs and skeptical experts into court opinions, podcasts, headlines, and public debate.

Antibiotics differ from other medications in a less considered way.

This September, I cried at a rock festival.  

Who among us, in a moment of worry over some strange ache or pain, hasn't searched for what could be causing it instead of booking a doctor's appointment?