In the Summer of 2021 I wrote about a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s Disease. The drug, Aduhelm, did not have a lot of evidence showing it worked. It did have plenty of data showing it came with an extensive list of nasty side effects, including brain swelling and brain bleeds. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved it despite the agency’s advisory panel of experts recommending against it. The decision was controversial, and several members of the advisory panel resigned in protest.
If Your New Year’s Resolution is to Improved Your Mental Health then Make No Resolution
Today is the start of another new year: 2024. There are numerous people who like to start the new year with New Year’s Resolutions that are supposed to make their lives better in some way. Indeed, according to a Forbes poll 62% of people feel pressured to make a New Year’s Resolution. Purportedly, women (64%) feel more pressure than men (60%). Resolutions such as losing weight or exercising more are the most common, representing one-third and one-half of resolutions, respectively. A lot of people also resolve to improve their finances over the year.
Washington Doesn’t Understand Obamacare
Both parties are getting it wrong. And that’s surprising. Don’t these folks ever talk to the voters?
In the House of Representatives, the GOP’s “number-one priority for health care reform” is lowering health insurance premiums. However, 8 in 10 enrollees in the exchanges pay $10 a month or less. For a family with average income, the premium is usually zero.