Perhaps we should put commercial determinants of health reporter Sarah Todd on the case. For now, I’d suggest re-visiting her explainer, written with Lizzy Lawrence, about the FDA’s “generally recognizable as safe” exemption.

A webpage created last June marked the first time the Office of the Surgeon General issued an advisory on guns.

“U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued a landmark Surgeon General’s Advisory on Firearm Violence, declaring firearm violence in America to be a public health crisis,” the website used to read. At least 10 prominent medical organizations wrote in support of Murthy’s advisory.