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Introducing the BOMB squad health policy news summary
Acronym for federal health folks: "Bobby" (as Trump calls him), Oz, Makary & Bhattacharya
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Marty Makary's myopic menopause panel
Jul 23, 2025
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Introducing the BOMB squad health policy news summary
Acronym for federal health folks: "Bobby" (as Trump calls him), Oz, Makary & Bhattacharya
Feb 12
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Giving no evidence, Oz claims “Russian-Armenian mafia” in LA hospices
California governor sues Oz with civil rights complaint
Feb 4
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An unhealthy year for US health policy
Higher costs, less vaccine access, more preventable outbreaks, mind-boggling agency misdirection
Jan 31
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GLP-1 drugs
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Comparing stories on the new "souped-up" GLP-1 drug
You can report on the positive findings but don't bury the side effects
Dec 15, 2025
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"Promising" Alzheimer's trials not so promising anymore
Reminder to temper early enthusiasm & wait for trials to end and till safety/effectiveness are established
Nov 26, 2025
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Ugliness in the competitive GLP-1 drug market
A couple of recent stories by STAT News pull back the curtain on some of the behind-the-scenes shenanigans by drug companies competing over the…
Nov 5, 2025
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