Viewpoints: Health Care System Is Woefully Unprepared For Boomers; Compounded GLP-1s Can Be Dangerous
Opinion writers tackle these public health topics.
"Families and institutions are in competition for caregivers—that competition will increase along with the 85-plus population." (Tom Wolzien, 3/29)
Unregulated copycat versions of GLP-1s are a dangerous blind spot. (Jimmie Wilson, 3/31)
Louis Theroux’s documentary doesn’t grasp why millions of young men find meaning in online masculinity. (Luc Olinga, 4/1)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided to include ostomy supplies in its competitive bidding program (CBP), limiting supplier choice in the name of cost savings. Finalized last November, the policy is already moving toward implementation with key decisions on pricing and the number of contracts to award for each product category expected as soon as this spring. The goal is understandable. The reasoning is not. (Diego Schaps, 4/1)
Thirty-eight states plus the District of Columbia allow practitioners to recommend medical marijuana for post-traumatic stress disorder. But what if they’re all wrong? A new systematic review of results from randomized controlled trials involving marijuana suggests they are. (Kevin A. Sabet, 4/1)
