Cancer. The dreaded word.
When that diagnosis is provided, the patient knows they are in for surgery, radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Or, all of the above.
Continue reading All we can say is WOW
When I was younger, I was told I had exercise-induced-asthma. What that really meant is that when I ran around, it would not be unusual for me to feel short of breath.
Continue reading A new formulation
I remember the first time Congress set up user fees (1992) for the medical and pharmaceutical industry. I feared that companies like mine would wither and die, since we were small and would need to pay tithes to the FDA for the right to be regulated by them.
Continue reading Accelerated Approval
When I was a tyke, my family used to trek over to Lake Ronkonkoma near Brookhaven (Smithtown and Islip form the other corners of the lake), NY (Long Island). The lake was formed from melting glaciers and was the largest lake on the Island. Most of the lake is about 15 feet deep, but along the shore, the water is somewhat shallower.
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Y’all recall when I told you that the SALT limitation imposed by the GOP would not stand for long. And, no, I didn’t say that meant that the limitation would be repealed.
Continue reading SALT Limitation Eroded
Right now, most shipping (i.e., ocean vessels) relies on fossil fuels. And, shipping is the primary engine behind the world’s economy. (There are more than 100,000 ships weighing more than 100 tons plying our oceans every year.) And, fossil fuels will remain the fuel of choice for a while, since the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a United Nations agency that governs international shipping, relies on countries like Saudi Arabia to fund its green ships initiative.
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| Wow. I just read an interesting analysis by David Gelles. He writes for the New Times (Sunday Business Section). And, has also reported for the Financial Times, but, more importantly, has written the book “The Man Who Killed Capitalism”. |
Most of us know the VA (Veteran’s Administration) has a large agglomeration of patients. So, that agency affords us the ability to discern trends in disease and treatment. Which is exactly what three researchers at the VA St. Louis (Ziyad Al-Aly, Benjamin Bowe & Yan Xie) have done.
Continue reading Long Term Covid is here to stay
We Jews have been counting since the (second) Pesach (Passover) Seder. 50 days after we were freed from Egypt (Mitzrayim- a place of narrow straits), we were there, waiting by Mount Sinai (sorry- NOT in the “Sinai Peninsula”, more likely in Saudi Arabia, near an active volcano), to receive the 10 Commandments.
Continue reading Sh’vuot. The Feast of Weeks. 50 days past Pesach.
I was reading an article the other day that resonated with my experience. The article in question was written by Bill Haseltine, PhD, the eminent biotech entrepreneur.
Continue reading Earth Shattering Transitions