The PBS NewsHour had a fluffy, 24-second “story” straight out of an Eli Lilly PR news release claiming its weight loss drug Zepbound may help people with sleep apnea. Not published yet, not even presented at a conference yet. Without those caveats, a waste of 24 seconds airtime.

Devastating. We have a cabin just a few hundred yards away. The history of this building…the memories our family has from special moments there…and we don’t even have 10% of the memories that so many locals and thousands of visitors have. Just sad. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

The patient said “the experience left her feeling defeated, exhausted, and distrustful of America’s health care system.”KFF Health News kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

“The trust bestowed upon influencers can be dangerous, particularly in the context of potential health misinformation & disinformation propagated through specific drug advertisements…especially alarming when messages overstate benefits/minimize harms.” statnews.com/2024/01/22/fda…

#Packers have lost 5 straight playoff games to 49ers. But in ‘90s they dropped 8 straight to Dallas - 3 playoffs- but you’d feel the tide turning. With SF, it can’t be any closer. Keep the faith. Better days ahead.

An unholy alliance behind the “bible of psychiatry.”

The votes are in. I was pleased (disgusted?) to be a judge once again for a particularly stellar (cellar-dwelling?) list of nominees. Read ‘em and weep. lowninstitute.org/projects/2023-…

I’ve never been so moved by a book as by this one. I now have suspicions that my younger sibling, born & died within 40 minutes in 1960, may have been another uncounted thalidomide victim. Great work by author Jennifer Vanderbes. amazon.com/Wonder-Drug-Hi…

We first met when we were both speakers at an MIT journalism workshop. I was blown away by the kind, supportive things he said about our ⁦HealthNewsReview⁩ project. citizen.org/remembering-si…

The The Washington Post editorial board wrote, 'How to make powerful new obesity drugs available to all,' calling the drugs a breakthrough. But Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman of @PharmedOut wrote a letter to the editor: 'no evidence (they) are saving lives.' washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

Continuing some of the work we did for 16 years on HealthNewsReview.

“Corporate tells you how to manage your patient.” nytimes.com/2023/12/03/bus…

For 40 years we’ve seen Newsweek cure cancer on its cover. They’re at it again.

Really proud of my alma mater’s men’s basketball team. One guy went pro but the others stayed, joined by some talented freshmen. They’re playing unselfish, connected, and tireless.

Yikes. One company’s hip & knee replacement parts failed within 3 years. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/e…

.Merrill Goozner says many are jumping off the Medicare Advantage train. Seniors, hospital systems and affiliated physician practices have seen enough. gooznews.substack.com/p/stinting-on-…

Hometown healthcare behemoth “denying rehabilitation care for older & disabled Americans as profits soared.” Full story by ⁦Casey Ross⁩ & ⁦Bob Herman⁩ is behind a paywall. statnews.com/2023/11/14/uni…

I didn't know that US Fish & Wildlife Sec. used my photo from beautiful Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. This was one of those 'whoa' photo moments.

“Many surgeons, including some who taught themselves the operation by watching videos on social media, are endangering patients by trying these operations when they aren’t warranted.” Kudos ⁦Sarah Kliff⁩ & Katie Thomas nytimes.com/2023/10/30/hea…

Wow. startribune.com/crucial-care-h…