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American Medical Association

What doctors wish patients knew about vitamins and supplements

Associated Press

Study finds drugs still in recalled supplements

What the FDA’s actions mean for dietary supplements

Supplements industry derides NY attorney general’s DNA tests

The Atlantic

Gummy Vitamins Are Just Candy

Something Weird Is Going On With Melatonin

Boston Globe

An ‘utterly unregulated Wild West’: FDA needs more oversight of dietary supplements

CNN

Consumers pay the price for untested food ingredients

High lead levels found in cinnamon and spice blends from 12 brands, report finds

Melatonin industry asked to voluntarily tighten standards after dramatic rise in childhood ER visits

Is taurine the ‘elixir of life’? Maybe, if you’re a worm, mouse or monkey

Potentially dangerous doses of melatonin and CBD found in gummies sold for sleep

Nearly 800 dietary supplements contained unapproved drug ingredients, study finds

Warning: Men’s natural sex supplements may not be

Consumer Reports

4 Tips for Picking a Multivitamin. And do you really need one anyway?

Are Multivitamins Effective?

New Study Finds Melatonin Gummies Don't Always Contain What You Think

The Truth About Hair, Skin, and Nail Supplements

Brain-Boosting Supplements May Contain Unapproved Drugs

The Truth About Protein Drinks

Marketers Are Using Facebook to Promote Dangerous and Illegal Supplements

Diane Rehm

Safety and Regulation of Dietary Supplements

Everyday Health

The Truth About Brain Health Supplements

Forbes

Tik Tokers are Stealing Doctors' and Nurses' Photos to Sell Supplements

This scientist thinks you should pay $215 a month for good bacteria to help control your diabetes

FOX News

Daily multivitamins might not help you live longer, study finds "No differences in mortality"

Man dies after consuming too much vitamin D as experts warn of risks

Melatonin gummies found to contain potentially dangerous levels of the hormone: study

Unapproved drugs found in cognitive supplements: study

Some supplements on market contain untested stimulant

Good Housekeeping

Colostrum Supplements Are Going Viral on TikTok — Here's the Truth About Them

The Guardian

TikTok users are calling berberine ‘nature’s Ozempic’ – but is it a fad?

Harvard Gazette

Taking second look at daily multivitamins

Harvard Health Publishing

Good intentions, perilous results. Certain supplements can skew the accuracy of lab tests.

Why are you taking a multivitamin?

Medscape

Ask Teenage Boys If They Use Muscle-Building Supplements

NBC

How ‘gas station heroin’ ends up in stores across the U.S.

FDA issues new warning about supplements containing tianeptine

What is berberine, the supplement dubbed 'nature's Ozempic' on social media?

'Brain-boosting' supplements may contain unapproved drugs, study says

Hidden dangers lurk in over-the-counter supplements, study warns

New Scientist

Which dietary supplements actually work and which should you take

New York Times

Dr. Oz Has a Checkered Health Care Record: What to Know

Many Kids’ Melatonin Supplements Don’t Contain the Doses They Claim

The Weight Loss Hacks That Claim to Work Like Ozempic

Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights F.D.A.’s Limited Safety Role

It’s ‘Liquid Gold’ for Newborns. But Can It Help Your Health?

What We Know About Multivitamins and Memory

Can This Viral Bedtime ‘Mocktail’ Actually Help You Fall Asleep?

‘Gas-Station Heroin’ Sold as Dietary Supplement Alarms Health Officials

Should I Be Taking Supplements?

A Centuries-Old Fiber Supplement Entices the Ozempic Generation

What you should know about the potential risks of Kratom

Scam or Not: Can Supplements Help You Focus?

The Truth About ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ - what experts know about berberine

Will ‘Superfood Powders’ Actually Make You Healthier?

22 Out of 25 Melatonin Products Were Mislabeled, Study Finds

All About Ashwagandha, the Stress Relief Supplement of the Moment

What to Know About White Mulberry Leaf

Creatine Won't Magically Give You Abs. Here's What It Might Do.

CHA physician and supplement expert featured in New York Times

The Problem with Probiotics

When Teen Boys Use Supplements

Opinion: Conflicts of Interest at the FDA

Why a Lot of Important Research is not Being Done

Why Dangerous Supplements Linger on Shelves

Ingredients of Shady Origins, Posing as Supplements

New York Times - Wirecutter

Fancy Multivitamins Cost $700 a Year. This $15 Option Is Just as Good.

NPR

There’s a reason to lose sleep over mislabeled melatonin gummies

On Amazon, Dubious 'Antiviral' Supplements Proliferate Amid Pandemic

No Wonder It Works So Well: There May Be Viagra In That Herbal Supplement

Popular Workout Booster Draws Safety Scrutiny

Caffeine In Supplements Varies Widely

Dietary Supplements Send Thousands To ERs Yearly

Justice Department Announces Criminal Charges Against Dietary Supplement Firms

Science

What's In Those Supplements Again?

Feature: Revealing the hidden dangers of dietary supplements

Scientific American

Should You Give Your Kid Melatonin?

ScienceNews

Many sports supplements have no trace of their key ingredients

Stat+ News

A supplement maker tried to silence this Harvard doctor — and put academic freedom on trial

Risky stimulants turn up — again — in weight loss and workout supplements

New research finds unapproved drugs in brain-boosting supplements

In the Media: Publications and Videos

The Messenger

Can You Trust What’s in Your Prenatal Supplement?

Time Magazine

Some Melatonin Supplements Have Dramatically Different Dosages Than Advertised

What the Science Says About the Health Benefits of Vitamins and Supplements

Today.com

What to know about berberine, the dietary supplement some call 'nature’s Ozempic'

What to know about berberine, the dietary supplement some call 'nature’s Ozempic'

USA Today

Memory supplements lack ingredients touted for Alzheimer's patients, study finds

New supplement research from CHA physician featured in USA Today

Sports supplements with botanicals often contain mystery ingredients, study finds

US News and World Report

Nutrient Taurine Might Help Extend Life, Animal Studies Show

UPI

Study: Multivitamins, not cocoa extract, may benefit seniors' thinking, reasoning

Vanity Fair

MAGA Has a Penis Obsession. 4B Feminism Is a Logical Response

Vox

When did vitamins get so cool?

Dietary supplements are mostly a waste of money.

The government is bringing criminal charges against companies that sell bogus dietary supplements.

This Harvard researcher wants you to know that your supplements can kill you.

Wall Street Journal

Those Melatonin Gummies May Have More Than You Bargained For

The Illegal Ingredients in Your Dietary Supplements

Do Dietary Supplements Help or Hurt Children?

FDA Challenges Supplement Makers’ Marketing Claims

New Evidence for Critics of Weight-Loss and Sports Supplements

Washington Post

How to pick the right multivitamin for your body's needs.

Can tart cherries help reduce inflammation and pain?

USWNT soccer players recover with tart cherry juice. Does it work?

Melatonin gummies may have a higher dose than what’s on the label

Prohibited, unlisted, even dangerous ingredients turn up in dietary supplements

Brain-boosting supplements may have high doses of unapproved Rx medications

GNC, Target, Wall-Mart, Wallgreens accused of selling adulterated "herbals"

Some good reasons to be cautious about using dietary supplements

Study warns about dangers of using weight loss supplements

Wired

Supplements Companies Are Cashing In on the Ozempic Wave

TikTok’s Berberine Fad Is About More Than ‘Nature’s Ozempic’

Podcasts:

Washington Post: The melatonin factor

Videos:

PBS News Hour

American Medical Association Moving Medicine

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Forum

HBO Real Sports

Healthy Skeptic Podcast

Supplement Safety

Lecture on Supplement Safety

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