The United States spends about twice as much per capita on health care as other high-income countries. Yet our health outcomes are not as good, on average. It’s not that all Americans are in poor health, it’s that some Americans are in poor health and pulling down the average. As I’ve said before, health is correlated with wealth and education. Wealthier is healthier.
Author: Devon Herrick
The FDA Hinders the Progress of Regenerative Medicine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sometimes gets lost in a bureaucratic maze of confusion and red tape that deprives patients of beneficial therapies. Innovative products sometimes fall within a gray area and become overly regulated. One of the FDA’s latest targets is regenerative medicine.
An article titled, An MBA in Regulatory Confusion, talks about Florida-based Regenative Labs. The firm manufactures products made from umbilical cords (donated by mothers after a C-section, according to the company website). English physician and anatomist Thomas Wharton first described his namesake umbilical cord jelly in 1656, although he had no way of knowing it is rich in stem cells and regenerative healing properties.
Bernie Sanders: Single-Payer is a Health System Panacea (if you don’t read the fine print)
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wants to reform the U.S. health care system, describing it as “broken, dysfunctional, and getting worse,”
AOC: Americans Deserve Better Sunscreens
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC as she’s often called) and I agree on one thing. I know it’s hard to imagine but it’s true. We both think the United States deserves better sunscreens and the FDA needs to get off its collective derrière and approve them.