The Data for (and Against) Coronavirus Booster Shots
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Vaccine Trial Participants Randomized to Placebo Should Get Vaccine Now
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Trying to preserve the integrity of the trial is a fool’s errand.
Read MoreThe Coronavirus Vaccine Horse-race: 7 Leading Contenders
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These are the vaccines in Phase 3 Trials. One may end the pandemic.
Read MoreThe Dirty Secret Behind FDA's "Open Public Hearings"
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They are supposed to give the public a voice in the drug approval process, but they may have been co-opted by Pharma.
Read MoreStudy Reveals Broad Mislabeling and Adulteration Among Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) Marketed as "Nutritional Supplements"
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Nearly half of the products analyzed contained no SARMs, and 4 out of 44 actually contained tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
Read MoreLax FDA Regulation for Device Approvals
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Medical devices are regulated by the FDA in a similar way to drugs, but a recent study appearing in JAMA suggests that the approval process may be too lax. For the video version, click here.
Read MoreBayes Factors, Miracle Cures, and the FDA
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A study appearing in Plos One suggests that a statistic called the Bayes Factor will keep the FDA from approving bad drugs. It won't, but rigorous defense of their regulatory powers will. For the video version, click here.
Read MoreOne Weird Trick that Would Get Epipen Fully Covered By Insurance
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Mylan pharmaceuticals is lobbying the United States Preventive Services Task Force to label Epipen as a "preventive" medication, which would effectively transfer the exorbitant cost from individuals to insurance companies. This is not the right strategy, folks. For the video version, click here.
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