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Do you have any thoughts for how to make coverage, especially of things like this, complicated medical issues, medical issues for which there's almost never an always or never answer?
Let's talk about DTC, direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical ads. I know that on September 9th, President Trump issued a memorandum directing your agency, the FDA, to target deceptive pharmaceutical ads. Can you talk about that? What constitutes deceptive? And I have, I guess, a larger question, which is â
I know there was an FDA announcement recently recommending the use of organoids or organs on a chip for drug testing. I gather that is replacing to some degree animal testing. Could you just walk me through what that means? What's the upside? As a lay person, I've read that animal testing is a perfectly...
Logical first step for drug testing, but that it often doesn't carry over very well to human treatment. So tell me what you're trying to get at there and what this organ on a chip might accomplish.
If somebody comes with an idea to the FDA, we'll discuss it. We will discuss it.
We have no plans to make changes to the drugs that you mentioned. Talk to me for a minute about funding in general in the public health sphere, not just for the FDA, but NIH research broadly, university research. We've all been hearing about a lot of cuts, a lot of disruption, a lot of confusion. I would think that medical funding cuts in general are at odds with your mission as a
Kun kuunnellaan vastauksia kuten sinun, haluan ottaa sinut esiin, mutta tiedÀn myös paljon raportteja ja julkaisijoita, jotka tietÀvÀt, miten he tekevÀt heidÀn työtÀÀn. He tietÀvÀt ihmisiÀ, joita he pystyvÀt kysymÀÀn, ja he tietÀvÀt tietoja, joita he pystyvÀt tutkimaan ja niin edelleen. Oletko suosittanut, ettÀ koko julkaisujÀrjestelmÀn kohortti, joka raportoi ns. kutsuja tai kutsuja yliopistojen rahoituksista, on vain tekemÀssÀ sitÀ, ettÀ he tekevÀt sen vÀÀrin, ettÀ he syrjÀÀvÀt? MikÀ on sinun tarkoituksesi siinÀ?
There's a lot of context to add to some of McCary's claims here. For one thing, federal spending on Medicaid tends to increase mechanically thanks to population growth and inflation. So even though the total number will go up, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cut spending on Medicaid by close to $1 trillion over the next 10 years relative to what it would have been otherwise.
Myös hallitus suunnitteli 18 miljoonan dollarin lopputulokkeen lopputulokkeen liittÀmiseen. Yhdysvaltio vÀltti lopputulokkeen lopputulokkeen, mutta hallitus johti jo joitain lopputulokkeita, jotka rajoittivat useita klinikkoja, kuten tutkimuksen kansalais- ja kÀrsivÀliÀ. Loppuun jÀlkeen. Olen rauhoittunut, koska Trumpin sopimussyndroomi on todellinen. Olen Stephen Dubner. TÀmÀ on Freeconomics Radio. Olemme pian takaisin.
Sitten sinun bossi, HHS-ministeri Bobby Kennedy Jr. on todennÀköisesti erittÀin kontroversiaalinen henkilö. Kerro minulle, missÀ olet yhteydessÀ hÀnen kanssaan ja ehkÀ missÀ et ole yhteydessÀ, erityisesti vaikuttamisesta ja vakavuusasioista.
Martti, olet ollut tÀnne jo aikaisemmin lÀhtökohtainen, ja ajattelen, ettÀ sinÀ olet yksityiskohtainen ympÀristö, jota minÀ ja katsojat tÀtÀ jaksoa elÀvÀt, mutta nyt on miljoonia ihmisiÀ, jotka tuntevat, ettÀ elÀmme erilaista ympÀristöÀ ensimmÀisen Trumpin hallituksen aikana.
All sorts of norms have been changed, all sorts of expectations have been altered. Millions of people are angry and fearful at this change of direction. So what kind of message do you have for them about this presidency? You are a member now of the Trump administration who also is a card-carrying member of the evidence-based scientific community too, and many feel that those two are in conflict, that it's like a Venn diagram that does not intersect.
So what do you tell your friends, colleagues, strangers who worry about that disconnect?
Olen mielenkiintoinen, miten tÀmÀ työ on muuttanut sitÀ, mitÀ sinÀ ajattelet lÀÀkitystÀ ja terveyden, ehkÀ tÀrkeÀmpÀÀ kuin lÀÀkitystÀ. Onko se saanut sinut miettimÀÀn uusia asioita? Ehdottomasti olet oppinut joitain asioita, joita et ole koskaan ajattelut. HyvÀt osat tÀstÀ työstÀ ovat kaksi kertaa. EnsimmÀinen on tunnustaa mahtavia sÀÀntöjÀ FDA, jotka ovat tehtÀneet työskentelyjÀ oikeaan asiaan.
Miten moraali on yrityksessÀ? Sinut kuulostaa hyvÀltÀ, mutta olemme luoneet, ettÀ tietoiset jatkuvat ylipÀÀtÀÀn tai heidÀn on pystytty jatkaan. Olemme kuulleet, ettÀ moraali on pieni. Haluan vain kysyÀ, onko sinun tÀytynyt miettiÀ moraalia osaamiseni?
Seuraavaksi oli Marty McCarrie, Food and Drug Administrationin puheenjohtaja. Kerro minulle sinun ajatuksesi. Luulen, ettÀ sinulla on joitain. E-mailimme on radio.freakonomics.com. Jos haluaisit kuulla McCarrieÀ aiemmin Freakonomics Radioista, katso episode 456 nimeltÀ How to Fix the Hot Mess of U.S. Healthcare. Episode 270 nimeltÀ Bad Medicine Part 3 Death by Diagnosis.
And if you want to hear more about allergies and immune tolerance, check out episode 617, which was called Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin? Coming up next time on our Freakonomics Radio guide to getting better. According to Ezekiel Emanuel, most of the wellness advice out there manages to be both too complicated and too simplistic. So...
What's his advice? The most important thing in life is to have a purpose to help other people to make the world better. And wellness is one mechanism by which you can do that. That's next time. Until then, take care of yourself. And if you can, someone else too.
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