Was talking to a patient on a biologic today - patient is engaged in a cat and mouse game between manufacturer (who has provided a virtual debit card to patient to bypass co-pay accumulators) and the PBM and speciality pharmacy (owned by low quality same company) who keep

Eton College, one of the UK’s most prestigious boarding schools, will need to charge parents the entire 20% VAT being added to school fees "Newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party had long touted its plans to charge VAT on private education. The UK’s

At this point ticketmaster should just fly planes over cities and release tickets into the air.

How the Israeli army's Unit 8200 became an incubator for cybersecurity startups, with its alumni starting Wiz, Palo Alto Networks, etc. Silicon Valley’s Hot Talent Pipeline Is an Israeli Army Unit wsj.com/tech/silicon-v…

No, COVID-19 vaccines do not 'eat' children's immune systems | Fact check usatoday.com/story/news/fac… via @usatoday

Chimp Crazy on HBO Max is so good. So depressing.

AB3129, prohibiting private equity (and as poorly written also catching venture capital) ownership of many types of healthcare entities in California without a 90+ day pre-review by state AG has been voted through and now heads to Gov Gavin Newsom to sign. Includes Pharmacies,

Large RWE study of Paxlovid - 85% reduction in hospitalization risk across populations. Meanwhile US CDC says 31,000 deaths attributable to COVID so far in 2024, growing by 800 per week. Many PCPs confused about Paxlovid. Refuse to prescribe, citing rebound, waiting too long

NEWS 🚨: Astronauts are reporting that Boeing Starliner is emitting strange "sonar like noises" This is the real audio of it:

The Harvard Math Department will pilot a new introductory course aimed at rectifying a lack of foundational algebra skills among students, according to Harvard’s Director of Introductory Math Brendan A. Kelly. Mac Healey and Angelina J. Parker report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/9…

European Court says Illumina-Grail acquisition should not have been blocked by European Commission since Grail had ZERO business in EU at time of merger. So let me get this straight - The EU tried to block the merger; Illumina went forward anyway; then after years of court

This documentary was great.

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Big WSJ scoop - Komrade Kamala's first break w Biden is on her plan to take over the means of produc.. Hang on, actually she wants less of an increase in the capital gains tax Silicon Valley Socialism ftw #GOOG #NVDA wsj.com/politics/polic…

NEWS Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who served as Vice-Chair of the House January 6 Committee, says she is going to vote for Vice-President Kamala Harris. Cheney’s remarks during a conversation at Duke University: “Because we are here in North Carolina, I think it is

Cowardly CEOs who refuse to testify. Shame on them. Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre refuses to comply with federal subpoena bostonglobe.com/2024/09/04/bus…

I watch this clip every few months.

What an absolute legend - RIP Jim Riswold. Created the Michael Jordan - Mars Blackmon ads, the Bo Knows ads, and even the amazing Lou Reed Honda ads from the 80s (find them on youtube). Documented his cancer journey in photos as well. nytimes.com/2024/09/04/bus…

Vision impairment in midlife is more closely associated with dementia risk than are vascular risk factors like hypertension and diabetes. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…