Former U.S. FDA Commissioners Scott Gottlieb, MD and Dr. Mark McClellan are calling on FDA Tobacco to prioritize much better utilization of its regulatory powers to promote tobacco risk reduction and save many more lives. This thoughtful message from these key former national health…

“There are indications that the rate of decline in smoking has started to slow in recent years.” “Maintaining the historical rate of decline in smoking and smoking-related death and disease may grow more difficult.”

By Scott Gottlieb, MD & Mark McClellan. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

'This program was created to give patients with life-threatening disorders who don't have available therapy earlier access to promising drugs,' says Scott Gottlieb, MD on cancer drugs. 'They are approved on the basis of measures like tumor shrinkage or progression free survival.'

🚨Live event - Curing Cancer: Katie Couric & The Ongoing Miracle Emily Whitehead Foundation Penn Medicine Stand Up To Cancer #Cancer #immunotherapy #genetherapy #Tcellrx jolt.film/watch/of-medic…

In response to the H5N1 infections in cows and now a human in Texas, we've just updated our North America specific H5Nx Nextstrain build with the cow and goat sequences, which are viewable under 'Species-grouped: Ruminant': nextstrain.org/groups/moncla-…. A few notes.

The patient side of this story has been under reported. Thanks for noting the impact Scott Gottlieb, MD

New study: a bacteria that normally lives in the mouth was found in 50% of colon cancers. This is consistent with prior research on the interactions between the microbiome and colon cancer, which is rising among young people. nature.com/articles/s4158….

It came. Can’t wait to dive in Tim Carney

And my own review of Tim Carney is now live Christianity Today. This is an important book--about a problem with dire repercussions for all of us, as I explain. (and many thanks to the editor who came up with this fab title for the piece!) christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/march-…

THREAD. Protectionism is running amok: The President of the United States is opposing investment by a staunch ally in a US manufacturing company.

My Financial Times column. ft.com/content/cdd09f…

“Consumer sentiment remains in recessionary territory, likely owing to high price levels and high interest rates. Sentiment is important, because recessions are ultimately caused by a loss of confidence in the future.”

My Project Syndicate column.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-…

.Scott Gottlieb, MD joined Squawk Box to discuss the ransomware attack on UnitedHealth subsidiary Change Healthcare. cnb.cx/3vnbFBD

'A patient comes into a pharmacy and this system is down, they don't know whether their claim is going to get covered, the provider doesn't know whether or not they're going to get paid,' says Scott Gottlieb, MD on the latest health care system hack. 'You have the system in limbo.'