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Hallucination as an LLM feature. Impact of HPSA. FDA global drug inspections: before and after COVID. Optum employs(?) more doctors than any other organization Cause of morning sickness discovered.
Category: Current Events
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Generative AI for economic research. Food = medicine? Drug importation stalling in Colorado. Facts about the economy.. Worse than embarrassing for my alma mater
Why Biden’s proposed patent seizures will hurt patients
The Hill reports today that: The Biden administration is rolling out a framework to enforce the government’s march-in authorities on drugs developed with taxpayer dollars, saying if drugmakers refuse to make their products “reasonably” available, then the government is prepared to give other companies license to produce those drugs at a lower cost…. If the company refuses…
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How CADTH thinks about equity. FDA-approved pharmaceuticals for dogs. State Freedom Index. Ho-hum: another $10 billion deal in pharma. Sociopath or saint?
Thanksgiving Links
Be prepared to say “Go”. Dana Farber to build stand-alone cancer center in Boston. Robots will pick fruit in the future. Proximity to fast food and weight gain. Pharma CEOs summoned to the Hill. mRNA patents being disputed. Mental health and being grateful.
Friday Links
Are hospitals compliant with price transparency rules? The era of CRISPR has arrived. AMA urges coverage of obesity drugs. Mark Cuban’s cost plus model gaining traction among competitors. The worst job ever? Solution to fixing primary care physician shortage is obvious.
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What is the Bayh-Dole Act? What does the word liberal mean? Who should make IP rules in health: nations, WHO or WTO? Who Will Care for Older Adults? What’s going on in Copenhagen next week?
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What would happen if we allowed drug importation? An analogy from the European PC market. Infant deaths in the US on the rise. 14 year-old invests cancer-fighting soap. UK firms to consider private health insurance? Is the AMA for or against single payer?
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Cato approach to health reform. Water quality in rural America. Benefits of vaccinating pregnant mothers. The real cost of weight loss drugs. Health care worker burnout.
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Independent pharmacies view of PBMs. Techno-Optimist Manifesto. Assigning homework with ChatGPT. Honest aging. International travel and the spread of COVID. Do Tobacco-21 laws work?