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Healthcare administration and information technology

05/30/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #510 - 5/30/2026

Today's top stories:
- AI robots & elderly loneliness: Does it help?
- Putin’s $26B longevity & anti-aging quest
- New trial shows success in slowing progressive MS

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Editor's Highlights: Two notable AI angles today: On the NY Times "Daily" podcast - the reporters focus on an isolated 80 year old woman who finds valued companionship in her "Elliq" home 'robot'. The clinical backdrop here is the solid evidence that loneliness often leads to physical and mental det...

05/29/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #509 - 5/29/2026

Today's top stories:
- RFK Jr. shifts stance on pharma liability for Hantavirus
- Breakthroughs in Hep B cures and heart muscle patches
- Zuckerberg’s Biohub pushes AI-driven drug discovery

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Editor Highlights: The Wall Street Journal calls out RFK's move to protect pharma companies from liability when working on Hantavirus vaccines. The irony is that RFK has fought for years against said protections. On the topic of Hantavirus & Ebola - these recent outbreaks are new strains and current...

05/28/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #508 - 5/28/2026

Today's top stories:
- GLP-1s & the risk of muscle loss
- HHS uses AI to combat Medicaid fraud
- mRNA mechanisms and immune response

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Editor's Notes: If you are on a GLP-1, drug - you may want to look into resistance training to keep muscle tone up. New research suggests mRNA (the same mechanism used for the COVID vaccine) may have much broader applications than we originally thought. RFK seems to be backing off a bit with the cri...

05/27/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #507 - 5/27/2026

Today's top stories:
- Insurance giants blame hospitals/pharma for cost woes
- Are sugar alternatives backfiring?
- Prior authorization burdens persist for providers

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Editor's Notes: Two angles on lowering dementia risk: Stop smoking Pick the right kind of prostate cancer drug In terms of artficial sweeteners - while better for you than sugar, there are other impacts. Your best bet may be stevia The healthcare affordability debate is heating up - and insurers are...

05/26/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #506 - 5/26/2026

Today's top stories:
- Gene-editing breakthrough: One-time treatment to lower LDL cholesterol
- Maternal overnutrition linked to adult offspring obesity
- New US entry restrictions due to Ebola outbreak

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Editor's Notes: Eli Lilly made some news: results from a small "Phase 1" trial showed marked results in lowering LDL ('bad cholesterol') - using gene editing. The upshot could eventually be a permanent fix for patients. Large study shows that pregnant women who eat too much can lead to obesity probl...

05/25/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #505 - 5/25/2026

Today's top stories:
- $90M Medicaid autism fraud crackdown
- AI breakthroughs: Self-improving agents
- Ebola outbreak: DRC risk level elevated

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Editor's Notes: It's not a "healthcare specific" item - but the video on an AI breakthrough has worldwide implications: Researchers at Princeton have developed and "open sourced" an approach for a continual learning AI. For context: the "AI" you use today is 'trained' for months. Once trained, that....

05/22/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #504 - 5/22/2026

Today's top stories:
- RFK Jr. fires task force heads
- GLP-1 drugs linked to stalling cancer
- Retatrutide weight loss trial success

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Editor's Notes: Yesterday was Day 21 of ALS Awareness Month - Here's Dr. Beldack discussing the role of optimism and agency in addressing this disease. More promising evidence on additional benefits of GLP-1 drugs - in this case diminishing tumors in older cancer patients. On the road here in Prince...

05/21/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #503 - 5/21/2026

Today's top stories:
- FDA analysis on COVID vaccine/child deaths
- 23andMe links DNA to medical records
- Lawsuit: OpenAI chatbot tied to fatal overdose

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Editor's Notes: Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) released an FDA analysis that demonstrated flimsy evidence linking COVID vaccination to child deaths. Johnson is seeking more disclosures from the FDA. Interesting development at 23andMe - they are offering to link a person's medical records with their DNA....

05/20/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #502 - 5/20/2026

Today's top stories:
- WHO sounds alarm on rapid Ebola spread
- Trump admin unveils major ACA plan changes
- Supreme Court clears path for drug price negotiations

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Editor's Notes: The Ebola outbreak in Africa is growing faster than people originally thought. It's not as contagious as COVID - but it's most certainly more fatal: about 50% of patients who get Ebola die. The Trump Administration is making significant changes to Obamacare plans. On the one hand, Tr...

05/19/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #502 - 5/19/2026

Today's top stories:
- Ebola outbreak: 80+ dead in Congo, American infected
- Sen. Cassidy’s defeat impacts health nominations
- 82% of U.S. physicians now corporate employees

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Editor's Notes: Last week it was Hantavirus - this week it's Ebola. 80 known dead in Africa and one American is infected. Senator Bill Cassidy (chair of Senate Health Committee) was roundly defeated in Louisiana primary. But Dr. Cassidy may get the last laugh as a lame duck: he bent over backwards t...

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