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The FDA does excellent work on safety from a first-do-no-harm perspective. From that perspective, everything is great. Still, more than 100 million people die
by tlb 10y ago
The FDA does excellent work on safety from a first-do-no-harm perspective. From that perspective, everything is great.
Still, more than 100 million people die every year from diseases. Even with the best available health care, few live beyond 90. So the very best outcome imaginable has not been achieved.
The risk with the current FDA is that by minimizing the risk of being harmed by new drugs, we've locked in the current life expectancy of ~75.
- bobwaycott 10y ago> Even with the best available health care, few live beyond 90. So the very best outcome imaginable has not been achieved. What if, on the other hand, we have achieved the very best outcome that is safely attainable? We certainly don't want the needle of achievement to start moving downward.
- daveguy 10y ago> we've locked in the current life expectancy of ~75. This is just false. The life expectancy has been rising through modern history, except a stagnation in 1993 and one this year. You can't point to 1 data point in 50+ years and say we're locked in. Look at the record with the FDA (data from world Bank) https://www.google.com/search?q=us+life+expectancy https://www.google.com/search?q=us+life+expectancy Granted UK and Japan are doing better. They also have healthier lifestyles in general and strong regulatory agencies.