What is Sidney M. Wolfe?
{{Infobox person | name = Sidney M. Wolfe | image = Sidney wolfe 5233201 (cropped).jpg | caption = | birth_name = Sidney Manuel Wolfe | birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|6|12}} | birth_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|1|1|1937|6|17}} | death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Brain tumor]] | nationality = American | other_names = | occupation = physician | years_active = | known_for = Public Citizen's Health Research Group | alma_mater = Case Western University | awards = MacArthur Fellows Program | notable_works = }}'''Sidney Manuel Wolfe''' (June 12, 1937 – January 1, 2024) was an American physician and health activist. He was the co-founder and director of [[Public Citizen]]'s Health Research Group, a consumer and [[health advocacy]] [[lobbying]] organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=1260|title=Health and Safety Recent Work|work=citizen.org|access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> He was born in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. Wolfe was known for campaigning against the use of some [[pharmaceutical]] medications due to the health issues they had caused.<ref name=FDA>{{cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm234338.htm|title=FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA recommends against the continued use of propoxyphene|work=fda.gov|access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=obit/> Wolfe was also known for his criticisms of the [[Food and Drug Administration]].<ref name=obit/> Wolfe died of a [[brain tumor]] on January 1, 2024 in [[Washington, D.C.]] at the age of 86.<ref name=obit>{{cite web |last1=Rosenwald |first1=Michael |title=Sidney Wolfe, relentless consumer activist and FDA foe, dies at 86 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/01/01/sidney-wolfe-public-citizen-dies/ |website=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=January 1, 2024}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.citizen.org/ Public Citizen website] *[http://www.worstpills.