The Medspa Scoop

She Got an NAD+ IV Drip and Died Within Minutes

She Got an NAD+ IV Drip and Died Within Minutes

Dr. Kate Dee
Published on: 18/09/2026

A 27-year-old woman walked into a wellness clinic for a routine NAD+ infusion. She never walked out. Dr. Kate Dee breaks down why NAD drips don't work the way clinics claim, the FDA's most severe supply-chain warning, and what went wrong in this case.

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Fake Botox, Ghost Doctors, and a Dumpster: A Lawyer Explains the Crackdown

Fake Botox, Ghost Doctors, and a Dumpster: A Lawyer Explains the Crackdown

Dr. Kate Dee
Published on: 11/09/2026

Healthcare attorney Brett Elliott joins Dr. Kate Dee to break down the new wave of med spa crackdowns: a Texas dumpster hiding fake Botox, an FDA raid, and the "ghost medical director" loophole several states just outlawed.

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This 'Groupon' Med Spa Won't Name Its Medical Director

This 'Groupon' Med Spa Won't Name Its Medical Director

Dr. Kate Dee
Published on: 07/09/2026

A patient asked her Groupon med spa provider one simple question and got no answer. Dr. Kate Dee investigates who's really overseeing care at deep-discount medspas — and what a missing medical director means for your safety.

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Two Things Cut Your Dementia Risk in Half

Two Things Cut Your Dementia Risk in Half

Dr. Kate Dee
Published on: 07/09/2026

Up to half of dementia cases may be preventable — and the two factors that matter most in midlife are things almost nobody checks. Dr. Kate Dee talks with UCSF geriatrician Dr. Stephanie Rogers about what the research actually shows.

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