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Why does a $7000 drug sell more than an identical $1000 drug? New ViH editor-in-chief. PACT Act explained. Costs of elder care soar. AI discovers new class of antibiotics.

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Hallucination as an LLM feature. Impact of HPSA. FDA global drug inspections: before and after COVID. Optum employs(?) more doctors than any other organization Cause of morning sickness discovered.

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Generative AI for economic research. Food = medicine? Drug importation stalling in Colorado. Facts about the economy.. Worse than embarrassing for my alma mater

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How CADTH thinks about equity. FDA-approved pharmaceuticals for dogs. State Freedom Index.  Ho-hum: another $10 billion deal in pharma. Sociopath or saint?

Thanksgiving Links

Be prepared to say “Go”. Dana Farber to build stand-alone cancer center in Boston. Robots will pick fruit in the future. Proximity to fast food and weight gain. Pharma CEOs summoned to the Hill. mRNA patents being disputed. Mental health and being grateful.

Friday Links

Are hospitals compliant with price transparency rules? The era of CRISPR has arrived.  AMA urges coverage of obesity drugs.  Mark Cuban’s cost plus model gaining traction among competitors.  The worst job ever? Solution to fixing primary care physician shortage is obvious.

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What would happen if we allowed drug importation? An analogy from the European PC market.   Infant deaths in the US on the rise.  14 year-old invests cancer-fighting soap. UK firms to consider private health insurance? Is the AMA for or against single payer?

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Independent pharmacies view of PBMs. Techno-Optimist Manifesto. Assigning homework with ChatGPT. Honest aging. International travel and the spread of COVID. Do Tobacco-21 laws work?