Patients Evaluate GLP-1 Drugs
Patients evaluate GLP-1 drugs in a revealing article published online today in JAMA Open Network (See here). Thirty U.S. patients weighed in on what they experienced while taking one of the popular…
AI’s Dark Side
AI’s Dark Side. Artificial Intelligence has engulfed us. AI has a bright side. Many people love it, and with good reasons. But here we will examine AI’s dark side, one so dismal…
New GLP-1 Drug Guidelines
New GLP-1 drug guidelines recently recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) were reviewed in a JAMA article published online a few days ago. One major point? Global obesity rates have been…
Read The Color of North if —
Read The Color of North if you are awed by astonishing facts of life, such as the frog that freezes solid each winter and thaws and returns to life in the spring,…
Introducing Exerkines: The Magical Molecules of Exercise!
Introducing Exerkines: The Magical Molecules of Exercise. Everyone knows that exercise improves health. That’s old news. Here’s something far more exciting. Scientists have demonstrated that our skeletal muscles do much more than just…
Selling Faster Than Hotcakes: GLP-1 Medications
Selling faster than hotcakes: GLP-1 medications are flying off pharmacy shelves, and at fancy prices. Total spending in the U.S. for these drugs in 2023 (the latest year I found data for)…
Worried about AI? I am.
Worried about AI? I am, and for reasons that should frighten everyone. There’s no doubt that Artificial Intelligence can be remarkably useful. You’ve probably used it. I have. I tinkered with it…
Our Deluded HHS Secretary Kennedy
Our deluded HHS Secretary Kennedy is at it again. Earlier this week he fired all 17 members of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee and will replace them…
HHS Dumps Successful Vaccine Developer
HHS dumps successful vaccine developer. Do you remember Operation Warp Speed? During the first Trump administration that program led to the unbelievably fast development of Covid-19 vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer. Those…
Facts about Vaccines
Facts about vaccines? Here are some worthy of notice. One hundred years ago, on May 2, 1925, the Journal of the American Medical Society cited W. W. Keen’s personal experiences with three…
