The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a legal obligation to protect the public and ensure that the benefits of medicines outweigh the harms before being marketed to people.
Maryanne Demasi is an investigative medical reporter with a doctorate in rheumatology, who writes for online media and top tiered medical journals. For over a decade, Ms. Demasi produced TV documentaries for the ABC and has worked as a speechwriter and political advisor for the South Australian Science Minister. Her work can be accessed on: MaryanneDemasi.Substack.com