drugs A sober look at kratom, a psychoactive plant that has many claimed benefits, and has also inspired a moral panic Cory Doctorow

psychedelics FDA expands access to MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD Mark Frauenfelder

law Purdue's court filings understate its role in the opioid epidemic by 80% Cory Doctorow

security Wireless vulns in Medtronic's implanted defibrillators allow remote shocks, shutdown, denial-of-service battery attacks and data theft Cory Doctorow

floss Electronic Health Records: a murderous, publicly subsidized, $13B/year grift by way of shitty software Cory Doctorow

woo FDA: infusing young people's blood will not improve your health Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The Bleeding Edge: a terrifying, enraging look at the corrupt, deadly world of medical implants Cory Doctorow

security Insecure medical implant company Medtronic finally plugs one of its worst vulnerabilities Cory Doctorow

Gadgets The FDA is finally doing something about the medical device security dumpster-fire Cory Doctorow

transparency FDAAA Trials Tracker: leaderboard for pharma companies that break FDA clinical trial rules Cory Doctorow

FDA FDA warns bakery that “love” is not a common ingredient Robert Spallone

Business Epipen: Mylan and Pfizer let people die while jacking up prices on defective devices, says FDA Cory Doctorow

Food Discover the acceptable levels of filth in your favorite foods Andrea James

Business How a pharma company made billions off mass murder by faking the science on Oxycontin Cory Doctorow

Gadgets EFF to FDA: the DMCA turns medical implants into time-bombs Cory Doctorow

FDA FDA bans trans fat from American food products Carla Sinclair