Colin Lloyd
Dr. Joshi advises patients and the general public to be wary of inflammatory political rhetoric in the upcoming 2024 election cycle.
He explains how politicians will try to –
1. Oversimplify
2. Conflate
3. Polarize
– key health issues and health policy in order to galvanize voters and increase voter turnout. But remember, as Dr. Joshi cautions, what’s good for the politician is not what’s good for society!
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Clinicians increasingly encounter patients using or requesting peptide-based therapies sourced through compounding pharmacies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified a subset of bulk drug substances, including certain peptides, that may present significant safety risks when used in compounded formulations. The clinical question is whether these regulatory signals reflect meaningful patient-level risk and how they should influence prescribing behavior. This matters because compounded peptides often sit outside traditional approval pathways, creating uncertainty around quality, dosing consistency, and safety. Understanding...
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