POLITICO on H5N1: “The CDC is locked in a power struggle with key states and agriculture players as it tries to better track the virus and prevent another potential pandemic.” politico.com/news/2024/05/0…

“Most people are expecting it to be on par with Mounjaro or Wegovy and perhaps better,” says Fmr. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD on Amgen’s experimental weight loss injection.

Gliobastomas are among the most aggressive and fatal cancers. After marked success treating 10 dogs, a unique IV 'onionized' mRNA/nanoparticle individualized vaccine induced a striking anti-tumor immune response
cell.com/cell/abstract/… Cell FLORIDA

The risk of #H5N1 to the general public is currently low.

But, what road signs will indicate that risk to humans increases? Caitlin Rivers + team just published a beautiful risk assessment report.

We are currently between scenario 2 and 3 (really 2+ because of the cats).

.Scott Gottlieb, MD, former FDA commissioner on US bird flu response: “There’s always a tension between the human health people and animal health people. The human health people would swab anything; animal health worry more about economic implications.”on.ft.com/3JMEgUy

Tune in at 2:30pm East, as Marc Siegel MD talks with former U.S. FDA head Scott Gottlieb, MD about the rollback of #menthol cigarette ban. Stream here: sxm.app.link/DoctorRadio

Further amplifying my concerns with the new delay in the elimination of combustible cigarettes containing menthol as a characterizing flavor. This delay, which appears to be based on political concerns in this year's presidential election, unfortunately extends the challenge to…