INSANE: 3 - The Real Truth

Soda Purchases Dropped 12 Percent Under State SNAP Restrictions While Some of the Money Shifted to Other Drinks

A new NBER analysis found soda purchases fell about 12 percent among SNAP households in 10 states with restrictions. It measured buying, not health.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

She Got Every Childhood Vaccine at 23, and She Says Shaming People Like Her Mother Changes Nothing

A scientist who grew up unvaccinated says shaming vaccine doubters changes nothing, as CDC data show school exemptions hitting a new record.

Medical Daily · Aug 24

Human Brain Tissue Is Grown in Labs Worldwide and Almost No Law Anywhere Says What Is Off Limits

Neural organoids fall outside the scope of specialized ethics review almost everywhere. Scientists are now split over whether that exemption still holds up.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

MRI Before Biopsy Is Standard in Peer Countries but Used in Only a Third of U.S. Prostate Cases

Pre-biopsy prostate MRI is standard in most wealthy countries but used in only about a third of U.S. cases. Here is what the evidence shows.

Medical Daily · Aug 7

Federal Health Officials Held Closed-Door Meetings with AI Companies, Raising Questions About Who Shapes Adoption Policy

FDA and CMS held a closed-door clinical AI event with 10 tech companies. What is routine, what is disclosed, and why patient groups want access.

Medical Daily · Aug 6

Phoenix Cardiologist Tests Inpatient Conditioning to Keep Heart Transplant Candidates from Losing Their Eligibility

A Banner Phoenix cardiologist built an inpatient prehab gym for heart transplant candidates after watching bed rest disqualify them from surgery.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Federation of State Medical Boards Says Artificial Intelligence Is Not Ready to Be Licensed Like a Physician

FSMB leaders say AI should not be licensed as a separate practitioner, as bills in Idaho and Iowa and a Utah pilot push the question to states.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Africa CDC Moves to Test Merck's Licensed Ebola Vaccine Against Bundibugyo as Congo Outbreak Becomes Country's Largest

Africa CDC plans to ask WHO advisers to allow testing of Ervebo against Bundibugyo Ebola. No trial is approved, and no protection is proven.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Michigan Supreme Court Clears the Way for a State Investigation into Eli Lilly Insulin Pricing

Michigan's high court ruled 4-3 that the state may investigate Eli Lilly's insulin pricing. The decision authorizes a probe, not a finding of wrongdoing.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Utah's AI Prescription Experiment Faces Resistance From the Medical Establishment

AI doctors are bringing affordable medical care to Utah. Skeptics are now trying to slow it down.

Reason · Jun 25