- Against killing drug smugglers on speed boats. (NYT)
- FREOPP: To end the government shutdown, let heath plans age rate their premiums and create reinsurance. (WaPo)
- Study: The poorest Americans die, on average, nine years earlier than the wealthiest Americans.
- Premiums on healthcare.gov set to rise by 30%: “Without the expiring subsidies, healthy people will drop out.”
- Is the feminization of society the reason for the rise of wokeness?
Category: Drug Prices & Regulations
The Dark Side of Social Media Medicine
One thing I have never heard was a doctor advising viewers to take drugs willy-nilly without an underlying condition or an examination. There is more to the Internet than YouTube, however and social media has plenty of charlatans. Social media influencers on TikTok, Instagram and elsewhere, with no medical background, often encourage followers to take prescription drugs.