“We want to focus on food. People forget that the ‘F’ in FDA stands for food,” Makary said. Makary noted that the processed foods are often targeted toward children and said the agency has focused on ...

Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson will join host Dr. Howard Zucker for an upcoming episode of the viewer-interactive podcast, "Docology," on Monday, July 14, 2025 at ...

Dr. David Kessler, who led the FDA and later ran Operation Warp Speed, said obesity rates have jumped from 13% in the 1960s ...

Dr. David Kessler, former FDA commissioner, joins NewsNation to discuss his new book, "Diet, Drugs and Dopamine," which explores how ultra-processed foods are engineered to trigger dopamine spikes, ...

Improving access and affordability could be transformative for public health, given that about 88% of Americans are ...

According to the CDC, 1 in 5 American adults is living with obesity. In recent years, many have turned to weight loss drugs ...

The FDA, under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has taken another step to question the safety of Covid-19 vaccines.

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic have dominated headlines over the past couple of years. When writing his new book, Diet, Drugs and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight, former FDA ...

David Kessler took GLP-1 drugs to help manage his weight. In his new book, he explains why the drugs are revolutionary, but not a panacea.