- Up to one in five patients may not respond well to obesity drugs.
- Thanksgiving tip: People eat less when the food is spicier.
- A wristband that measures exposure to toxic chemicals. (NYT)
- Why humans cry. (NYT)
- Probability of returning to traditional Medicare is slightly higher for Medicare Advantage enrollees in states where Medigap insurance is guaranteed issue.
- Why you should worry about bird flu.
Category: Tuesday Links
Tuesday Links
- RFK’s biggest challenge at HHS: The DEI crowd.
- “In just over 10 years, between 2011 and 2022, the investigators found that annual autism diagnoses tripled among children 5 to 8 years of age.”
- Jay Bhattacharya is the leading candidate to head the NIH. That would be justice.
- The VA has developed a more sophisticated model of lack of access to care beyond reported waiting times.
- Matt Holt: my initial conclusion is that the Trump administration will in the end not change American health care very much. It’s really more of a hope than a reasoned conclusion.
Tuesday Links
- There is bipartisan support for site neutral payment under Medicare. (Statenews)
- The election was a big win for prediction markets.
- The DEA wants to ban psychedelics drugs that could revolutionize mental health.
- The pros and cons of statins.
- Why are biologics treated more favorably than small molecules when it comes to Medicare price negotiation?