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Darius Tahir
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A health tech correspondent at , sources close to the situation allege. DM for Signal/WhatsApp/Telegram
DCJoined July 2009
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$LLY slide on Mounjaro. Monster launch.
Says net price will increase over time -- meaning fewer discounts and less free drug.
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Our @KHNews story with @NPR dug into the black box of nursing home finances--related parties--and found average profits of 27% during the pandemic in one state.
npr.org/sections/healt
Arizona psychiatrist on federal telehealth extension & expected study: “There are some people who have no access to care without telehealth. That has to be added into the equation.” #telehealth
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OH: the bengals are frauds. They claim the tiger as their mascot, but their helmet stripes are an identical match across players. Someone needs to fire the team zoologist
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Stanford Christian McCaffrey right there
Why are NFL telecasts still using wired overhead cameras instead of drones?
reporters when someone asks if they can send an emailed statement
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Today was the memorial service for Blake Hounshell, who I still can't fathom is gone. It was a tremendous celebration of a wonderful, creative, generous man. I wish he could have seen how much he is loved. Please consider donating to his gofundme
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FDA watchers should take a look at this new NYT piece and law review article about lawsuits over state efforts to limit access to these medications. Much of this goes beyond abortion, and could impact state efforts to limit contraception or other health care services. twitter.com/GreerDonley/st
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Because morning sickness is common, severe nausea in pregnancy can be minimized by doctors or the patients themselves. explains how untreated, symptoms can worsen — and delays lead to medical emergencies: khn.org/news/article/w
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The , and have come together to fundraise money for our recently laid-off members. Please donate if you can!
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Now that Zients is coming back to the WH, a good time to re-up that he also possesses among the more fascinating financial disclosures I've ever read twitter.com/adamcancryn/st
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Jeff Zients comes into the White House Chief of Staff job with a substantial background in health care financing and policy.
The only other recent chief of staff steeped in health policy was Jack Lew.
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Don't like people losing their jobs, but was thinking of the number of apps I willingly spend money on with absolutely mediocre-to-subterranean software quality.
Maybe highly-priced software talent is not as valuable as some of the VC narratives posited.
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Not a fan of the guy who owns this place, but it is worth pointing out that despite having lost 80% of its employees, and being down to 550 engineers or so, it is still (mostly) running. If you think buyout firms like Thomas Bravo aren't noticing, you don't know your capitalism.
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Just ate some Call Your Mother today so happy to serve as a vox pop source on Zients.
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SCOOP: Jeff Zients to be Biden's next chief of staff
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/
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It’s funny for all the talk of a “techlash” and how often politicians in both parties yell at Facebook, right now there’s an emerging bipartisan consensus that the government should kneecap, expropriate, or outright ban Facebook’s biggest competitor because it’s too popular
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clinical evidence keeps on supporting more use of GLP-1s:
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“A clinically significant reduction in BP was evident following semaglutide treatment in normotensive populations without diabetes.” -> The Effect of Semaglutide on Blood Pressure in Patients without Diabetes mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/3
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I wrote a little more about my experience in San Francisco and gave some reluctant praise for AI:
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If you had $30 million, how would you build an addiction treatment program?
That's the question one health center CEO in Decatur, IL was asked out of the blue one day by the local sheriff...who just so happened to be Warren Buffett's son.
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One danger is that this gets into silver bullet territory. Was struck by my conversation with one doctor at JPM about investors' mentality: npr.org/sections/healt
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Wrote this story about the obesity-care-plus-GLP-1s last fall -- and now more startups are getting into the sector. Ro just announced it's offering a similar service: ro.co/press/ro-launc
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Many Americans turn to the latest big idea to lose weight — fad diets, fitness crazes, dodgy herbs and pills, bariatric surgery, just to name a few. They’re rarely the magic solution people dream of.
: @dariustahir khn.org/news/article/o
: @dariustahir khn.org/news/article/o1
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On this day of the "March for Life," my latest on the political state of the abortion debate:
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At : my dispatch from San Francisco's JP Morgan conference, where despite the big bashes and expensive hotels, health business leaders are sweating the need for profits:
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Deeply want to know how Beloved and Song of Solomon *didn’t* make this list.
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Virginia’s Madison County School Board approved banning 21 books from its high school library.
madrapp.com/madison-county
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Re-sharing: I'm seeking patients who've used pregnancy-related tech, especially if underserved/ uninsured/underinsured. Tech cos & clinics assure me they're reaching them, but it's been VERY hard to find patients to speak about whether they actually like or can access the tech... twitter.com/ravindranize/s
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Business types everywhere seem gloomy about the economy — ‘‘twas the same at JP Morgan: khn.org/news/article/t
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GREEN SHOOTS EVERYWHERE EXCEPT IN DAVOS
In today's @markets newsletter, I wrote about how there are a number of positive signs in the economy. But people in Switzerland seem dour.
Subscribe here, get it in your inbox for free: bloomberg.com/account/newsle
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Did you know smartphone sensors are being repurposed to monitor patient health? A few examples:
- 📸 can measure heart rate
- 🎙️ can screen for mental health conditions
- 🔊 can monitor breathing via sonar technology
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My latest, for : JP Morgan's health care conference hosted parties, promises to fight cancer, and a Dr. Oz sighting – as well as lots of talk (and worry) about profit.
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"The percentage of Americans reporting they or a family member postponed medical treatment in 2022 due to cost rose 12 points in one year, to 38%, the highest in Gallup’s 22-year trend."
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Are self-checkouts our least successful innovation? See e.g. your own lying eyes or: theguardian.com/business/2022/
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If your groceries fit in a basket or a reusable bag, you may use the self check-out. If you’re using a cart, you may not.
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come for the tech reporting, stay for the tale of a playwright paying a $7 fine in pennies.
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MSG Entertainment, which operates Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall, started using facial recognition technology to bar adversarial lawyers from its venues. Some have fought the ban using a 1941 law passed to protect theater critics. nyti.ms/3ITE6M8
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Dave Barry was right.
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“Our results demonstrate the surprisingly energetic and rapid growth of aerosol plumes from a commercial toilet and highlight the chaotic nature of the fluid kinematics that transport the particles.”
nature.com/articles/s4159
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Why does Zillow have a Zestimate for the White House lol.
Half a billion! Seems like a great deal!
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This week's #WTHealth has the latest on the GOP House agenda, abortion pills in the crosshairs, and record ACA enrollment. With , , and
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Wow. The editorial board is calling for a breakup of the FDA - splitting off food entirely - citing my reporting on the agency for .
Reminder: FDA oversees 80% of the food supply.
The status quo is not working. 🧵
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"rewrite press release" articles surely next
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Looks like @CNET (DR 92 tech site) just did their coming out about using AI content for SEO articles.
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