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Jessica Hirschhorn's avatar

I wonder if RFK knows the story of Thalidomide, and how a dogged FDA reviewer avoided a catastrophe.

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James Liss's avatar

A very important comment about what could have been an appalling tragedy. RFK is a clear and present danger to public health

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Thomas Thompson's avatar

The very last thing I want is Bobby Brainworms running my health regime. With all this "rapid deployment" of new drugs, one might think Bobby is cutting in on Trump's bribery scam and pocketing a little of Trump's "donations" for himself!

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Swenson, Peter's avatar

Where does Vijay Prasad, oncologist, crusader for rigorous and non-conflicted clinical studies figure in this? He's up there at the top of the FDA. Rigor and speed are compatible?

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Merrill Goozner's avatar

One of the bigger mysteries. See my post from a few weeks back on Prasad's drift to the right. https://gooznews.substack.com/p/the-rightward-march-of-dr-vinay-prasad

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Swenson, Peter's avatar

His heart used to be on the left side.

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Stephen Brady's avatar

The whole idea is to utterly remove scientific review from the process. Bobby Brainworms is looking for the next Hydroxychloroquine or Ivermectin.

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