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Do you know the author or are you just saying this because the article criticizes RFK? You realize the FDA has been gutted of personnel and expertise so we're

Do you know the author or are you just saying this because the article criticizes RFK? You realize the FDA has been gutted of personnel and expertise so we're either going to see no regulation or, more likely, rubber stamp regulation.

OutOfHere 1y ago
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- cosmicgadget 1y ago
  Was there like a glut of treatments removed from the market due to FDA oversights or something?
  - OutOfHere 1y ago
    Not that I know of. In fact, in the past several years, the FDA went out of its way to approve various useless, even harmful, drugs for Alzheimers that cause significant brain bleeds and don't fix anything. These drugs were rooted in the fraudulent and failed beta-amyloid theory. It was known in informal circles for over a decade that this particular theory didn't make sense. Moreover, these drugs have astronomical costs, with their use effectively denying others from legitimate treatments by using up the insurance dollars.
    - n4r9 1y ago
      You make it sound like Kisunla and Leqembi were approved out of negligence. A cursory search reveals that it was a weighted assessment of relative outcomes - the trials showed clinical benefits for a serious condition with few treatment pathways, despite risks.
- foogazi 1y ago
  > Do you know the author or are you just saying this because the article criticizes RFK? Question still stands unanswered
  - OutOfHere 1y ago
    It's not answered because the comment applies independently of the specific author of the article. The author might as well be replaced by any of a hundred other shills, and the comment would stay the same.
    - cosmicgadget 1y ago
      "I can't substantiate my accusation so I'll just say it's the same as a bunch of other strawmen."
- sethammons 1y ago
  > As per my understanding, many of the personnel who have been gutted are the ones who engaged in this behavior, never rejecting applications. This feels very easy to call absolute bullshit. What insight do _you_ have into the firing processes used? None. Best you can do is parrot the obviously untrustworthy spokeshole.

OutOfHere 1y ago

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cosmicgadget 1y ago
Was there like a glut of treatments removed from the market due to FDA oversights or something?
- OutOfHere 1y ago
  Not that I know of. In fact, in the past several years, the FDA went out of its way to approve various useless, even harmful, drugs for Alzheimers that cause significant brain bleeds and don't fix anything. These drugs were rooted in the fraudulent and failed beta-amyloid theory. It was known in informal circles for over a decade that this particular theory didn't make sense. Moreover, these drugs have astronomical costs, with their use effectively denying others from legitimate treatments by using up the insurance dollars.
  - n4r9 1y ago
    You make it sound like Kisunla and Leqembi were approved out of negligence. A cursory search reveals that it was a weighted assessment of relative outcomes - the trials showed clinical benefits for a serious condition with few treatment pathways, despite risks.
foogazi 1y ago
> Do you know the author or are you just saying this because the article criticizes RFK? Question still stands unanswered
- OutOfHere 1y ago
  It's not answered because the comment applies independently of the specific author of the article. The author might as well be replaced by any of a hundred other shills, and the comment would stay the same.
  - cosmicgadget 1y ago
    "I can't substantiate my accusation so I'll just say it's the same as a bunch of other strawmen."
sethammons 1y ago
> As per my understanding, many of the personnel who have been gutted are the ones who engaged in this behavior, never rejecting applications. This feels very easy to call absolute bullshit. What insight do _you_ have into the firing processes used? None. Best you can do is parrot the obviously untrustworthy spokeshole.