It wasn’t the best of news for sufferers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). But neither was it dismal. It does appear that the first FDA-approved gene therapy, called Elevidys, can, with a one-time administration, slow the progression of the disease…
Whatever the government calls a piece of legislation or a program, it usually means the opposite. That used to be just plain ol’ American cynicism, but nowadays it’s pure Orwellianism. Case in point the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” the Biden…
When it comes to gender reassignment surgeries, Tucker Carlson didn’t know the half of it. “They can’t even do lip filler in a convincing way in this country,” he exclaimed halfway through his October 4 “Tucker on X” interview with…
As part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gained the authority to negotiate the price the government pays for prescription drugs. Recently, the CMS released a target list of 10 drugs…
I couldn’t be more concerned about the Biden Federal Trade Commission’s insistence on regulating, using, and abusing honest individuals and businesses that it deems harmful to its political interests. In 2021, the agency rescinded the consumer welfare standard, the governing philosophy, which stated…
Every year, millions of Americans depend on drugs like carboplatin, a common cancer drug, and antibiotics to save their life, but that doesn’t mean they’re readily available. America’s drug shortage problem, which has been festering for decades, has become a…
Patients have been turning to Google for diagnoses for years. Now, as artificial intelligence enters the medical world, their doctors may join them. Hospitals and research centers have announced partnerships with AI creators like Google and Microsoft for the last…
As drug prices rise, Congress has tossed about for a new villain in the healthcare industry — and it isn’t Big Pharma. Instead, there is an all-out campaign against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Ads on YouTube, news sites, Pinterest, and…
Unlax, doc! You can still order that double cheeseburger with super-duper fries and a Diet Coke to top it off. There’s no good evidence that the sweetener used in the numerous variations and names applied to sugar-free Coke products causes…
A number of FDA-approved weight-loss drugs have one thing in common: They are slightly effective. Among them are orlistat, phentermine-topiramate, and naltrexone-bupropion. I actually took a combination that worked for a while (fen-phen), but in 1997 the FDA banned it because…