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Vitamin D Won't Save You From COVID, But the Long COVID Signal Is Worth Watching

A 1,747-person randomized trial just killed the case for vitamin D against acute COVID. The long COVID signal in the same data is borderline and unconfirmed. The depression evidence is actually interesting. These are three different conclusions, and the wellness industry will treat them as one.

By Dr. Alex Chen · 3 min read

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The $1,000-a-Month Pill That's Eating Your Paycheck

GLP-1 drugs are backed by some of the strongest clinical evidence in obesity medicine. They are also priced so aggressively that covering them threatens to collapse employer insurance pools. The problem is not the medication. The problem is pharmaceutical pricing that holds both patients and insurers hostage.

By Dr. Alex Chen · 3 min read

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The Scurvy Headlines Are Missing the Actual Scandal

GLP-1 users are developing scurvy and the media is running pirate jokes. The actual issue is that 129 randomized trials of these drugs never systematically tracked what patients were eating, and millions are now taking powerful appetite suppressants with zero structured nutritional monitoring. The fix is straightforward; nobody is doing it.

By Dr. Alex Chen · 4 min read

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The Twenty-Year Medical Failure Finally Getting Fixed

A 2013 analysis estimated 91,000 women died prematurely after the 2002 WHI study scared them off HRT. The FDA's November 2025 black-box removal was overdue and correct. But the same bad communication that caused the original crisis is now driving the correction, and the nuance is getting lost again.

By Dr. Alex Chen · 5 min read