GLP-1s are popular

Every 10 or 20 years, there is a blockbuster drug that millions of people take and generates billions in profits for the manufacturers that produce them. In the 2020s, those drugs are the GLP-1s, including semaglutide (Ozempic) and tirzepetide (Maunj...

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Sep 28, 2025
The Waffle House

It's 11pm, you’re hungry, but all your favorite restaurants are closed. You have a craving for waffles and breakfast, but it’s 3pm. That’s when you go to The Waffle House. You can’t miss it. It’s that yellow building that looks like it’s been there...

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Sep 27, 2025
PBMs

If you want to start a debate among healthcare professionals, then bring up the topic of pharmaceutical benefits managers (PBMs), which are intermediaries between health insurance plans and pharmaceutical manufacturers.You won’t find many defenders o...

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Sep 26, 2025
Wellness influencers

Social media has pros and cons.The pro is that anyone, including you, can broadcast their message, build an audience, and monetize it.The con is the same thing. There are no credentials or gatekeepers. If you have a good personality, show up enough t...

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Sep 25, 2025
Alex Smith

If you haven’t already, I recommend you watch the documentary on ESPN called Project 11. The number eleven refers to the number of quarterback Alex Smith, who played for the Redskins (now Commanders) for three seasons before he sustained a compound f...

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Sep 24, 2025
Hot takes

Why I don’t recommend assistive devices for patients- 9/20/25Another physical therapist asked on LinkedIn what our hot takes were concerning the profession.My answer was that assistive devices don’t reduce falls, therefore PTs shouldn’t recommend the...

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Sep 23, 2025
David's Bar

Imagine a piece of food that only has 150 calories but has 30 grams of protein per bar.Imagine no more. David’s protein bars here. They’re the brainchild of the same guy who invented RxBars, which use five simple ingredients per bar.I bought one the...

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Sep 22, 2025
Pharmaceutical ads

RFK Jr, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, wants to attack pharmaceutical ads. If he had it his way, they wouldn't be allowed to advertise at all.You've seen these commercials. They show a patient before and after taking a drug. Before, they...

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Sep 21, 2025
The quantified self

About a year ago, I heard the term “quantified self.” The exemplar of this concept is Brian Johnson, that man who’s on the quest for immortality. He’s turned himself into a guinea pig and a paragon of self-experimentation.10 years ago, you had pedome...

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Sep 20, 2025
Crime of the century

One of my favorite documentaries ever is Crime of the Century on (HBO) Max.It documents the methods Purdue Pharmaceuticals used to pushed opioids like Oxycontin onto millions of people. It used aggressive sales tactics and then denied that it had any...

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Sep 19, 2025