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Is the FDA too lax: Part 2

Sensible Medicine

I started it all by claiming on Twitter that the FDA was a rubber stamp. From boosters for 6 month old babies (no data), to postpartum depression drugs that are basically Xanax , to bad cancer drug approvals, in my mind, the FDA is failing the American people. In a recent post, John Mandrola reviewed 5 cardiology devices approved by the FDA with questionable data.

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To address youth mental health, we must address insurance barriers

KevinMD.com

It’s been two years since the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national state of emergency in children’s mental health. Yet sadly, very little has changed. This year, 25 percent of youth have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. More than 20 percent of teens have seriously considered suicide, and more than 40 percent of high school Read more… To address youth mental health, we must address insurance barriers originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera Chapter 6b

Science Based Medicine

There were at least a dozen tents devoted to the Cholera. There was a small tent occupied by a single woman who sat at a desk with several piles of brochures. Looking closely, I could see the brochures were advertising for the Medical Societies, one stack for each of the five Societies. “Hello,” said the woman at the table. “How are you […] The post Skeptics in the Pub.