Henry I. Miller M.D.
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'Wellness' Grifters' Snake Oil Imperils Animal and Public Health
From the anti-vaccine movement and COVID denialism to the promotion of raw pet food, the wellness-industrial complex has repeatedly shown that its primary concern is profit — not health.

May 13, 2025  •  American Council on Science & Health

In recent years, the $6.3 trillion global "wellness" industry has marketed itself as a viable, liberating alternative to conventional medicine — promising empowerment, "natural" health, and personal control. It taps into public distrust of government institutions, the pharmaceutical industry, and mainstream medical science. But behind its polished branding and the flood of influencer endorsements lies a darker reality: This movement is no longer just peddling ineffective supplements and worthless diagnostics; it is actively undermining science-based health policy — and putting human and even animal lives at risk.

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Cutting-Edge Immunotherapy Offers New Hope for Glioblastoma Patients
Newly discovered oncology drugs called "DNA-encoded tri-specific T-cell engagers," or "DTriTEs," engage the immune system more effectively than traditional therapies, particularly against evasive and deadly glioblastoma tumors.

May 6, 2025  •  American Council on Science & Health

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), one of the most dreaded and deadly forms of brain cancer, has been on my mind recently because one of my dog-park friends was recently diagnosed with it. Characterized by aggressive growth and resistance to conventional treatments, GBM affects more than 14,000 Americans and claims approximately 10,000 lives each year. Even with intensive treatment — including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy — the median survival time after diagnosis is 15 months, and only about five percent of patients survive beyond five years.

We desperately need new therapeutic strategies, and emerging research into advanced immunotherapy offers a glimmer of hope.

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FDA in Crisis: How Trump Administration Downsizing Is Slowing Medical Innovation and Endangering Public Health
Gutted by Administration-initiated layoffs and ideologically-motivated cuts, the agency tasked with keeping your food safe and your medicines effective is now stumbling through a bureaucratic fog in which innovation stalls and risks multiply

May 1, 2025  •  American Council on Science & Health

By any measure, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one of the most critical and ubiquitous institutions in American public life. It regulates products that account for over 20 cents of every consumer dollar, ensuring the safety of the food we eat, the drugs we take, and the medical devices that sustain and save lives. Yet, in a time of rapid technological advancement and increasingly complex health threats, the FDA has been kneecapped by a sweeping wave of layoffs executed by Trump administration budget-cutters, casting a long shadow over the future of medical innovation and public health in the U.S.

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A Drug to Extend Dogs' Lives May Be on the Horizon
A biotech startup announced that the FDA has certified its daily pill as having a "reasonable expectation of effectiveness" in extending the lifespan of senior dogs. It would be the realization of every dog-owner's dream.

April 29, 2025  •  American Council on Science & Health

We dog owners do many things to keep our canine companions happy and healthy. I flew from San Francisco to Albuquerque last July to pick up a four-month-old Bedlington terrier and have seldom been separated from her since. Asta (named after the Fox terrier in the old "Thin Man" films) has been the light of my life since then.

Asta in February 2025. Credit: Henry I. Miller

She gets mostly human-grade food (she loves Costco's famous rotisserie chicken) to complement a small amount of kibble and, of course, lots of exercise, cuddles, and necessary vet visits. She is often told (and understands), "I love you."

It might not be long until I can add something very important: an anti-aging pill.

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A Prescription for Risk: America's Hidden Dependence on China for Life-Saving Drugs
China's dominance of the market for "active pharmaceutical ingredients" — critical components of drugs — has given it powerful economic leverage and introduced significant risk into the American healthcare system. That has implications for tariffs on Chin

April 22, 2025  •  American Council on Science & Health

When President Donald Trump launched his aggressive trade policy agenda back in 2018, targeting China with sweeping tariffs, pharmaceuticals were conspicuously spared, unlike semiconductors, lumber, and copper, that were caught in the economic crossfire. But the real vulnerability in America's pharmaceutical supply chain wasn't found in finished pills or injectables — it lay hidden in the critical components of them: "active pharmaceutical ingredients," or APIs.

As the name suggests, these APIs are the critical active ingredients in many of the pills and injectable drugs sold in the U.S. — from antibiotics and blood pressure medications to cancer treatments. And a staggering share of them come from one place: China.

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