To improve critical thinking about health care interventions

Minneapolis, MN
Joined January 2009
Predicting cancer survival from a single selfie? Interesting, but not ready for prime time. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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Lots of excitement in the news over this. But even if AI can improve breast cancer risk prediction, will that improve patient outcomes?garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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Kennedy says he’s “taking action for the vaccine injured.” One reaction: “(He has) created a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. It's more window dressing to advance his anti-vaccine agenda.” garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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So I got this letter from Trump last week. Bottom line: rebates, refunds & rewards for votes…but no meaningful healthcare reform. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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The US FDA is held up as an example….of what to avoid. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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RFK Jr.’s falsehoods spread faster and farther than Pinocchio’s proboscis. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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It’s being promoted as “a simple blood test.” But there’s nothing simple about decisions regarding this test given its limitations. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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After 1.5 years in the cross hairs of RFK Jr.’s drive to remake public health policy, the CDC is a skeleton of the powerhouse it was. nytimes.com/2026/09/26/healt…
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Examples of a toxic combination of politics & science. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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Many of the health industry deals that have been heavily promoted by Trump and RFK Jr. lack teeth and transparency. Enforcement and accountability lacking. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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Why are foodborne illness outbreaks occuring so often? garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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New pancreatic cancer drug is a big step forward, but so is the $480,000 per year cost. Not all news stories addressed this. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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Cancer drug sticker shock: pills that cost >$400K/year and >$600/pill. And why journalists need to report on drug costs. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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2 observational studies in 2 weeks on menopause hormone therapy were hyped with waffling language. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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Flip-flops you see in so much food/diet news (it cures you…it kills you) is usually because it’s observational research. It’s healthy to be skeptical about firm conclusions from these studies. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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Controversial government attempt to control GLP-1 news. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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When he started at HHS, RFK Jr. repeatedly promised his department would operate with “radical transparency” and produce only “gold-standard science.” He hasn’t delivered on those promises. connect.kff.org/the-week-in-…
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Here’s an intelligent chatbot - with vetted sources - that you’ll want to try. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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Another observational study miscommunicated. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p…
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