@zbiotech.bsky.social
buy-side healthcare analyst, equity/debt and catalyst-driven focus...may have positions in names I discuss, opinions are my own
i've lost track of how many times cassidy has humiliated himself
you'd think a guy who went to medical school would know what a spine is, but the deplorables et al keep finding new cringeworthy ways to debase themselves
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
you'd think a guy who went to medical school would know what a spine is, but the deplorables et al keep finding new cringeworthy ways to debase themselves
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
Cassidy and other Republicans have little to say about change to CDC’s position on vaccines and autism
RFK Jr. broke another promise to Sen. Bill Cassidy this week.
www.statnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
i've lost track of how many times cassidy has humiliated himself
you'd think a guy who went to medical school would know what a spine is, but the deplorables et al keep finding new cringeworthy ways to debase themselves
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
you'd think a guy who went to medical school would know what a spine is, but the deplorables et al keep finding new cringeworthy ways to debase themselves
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
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My contempt for RFK Jr. is hard for me to put into words. And I am reasonably good at doing that under normal conditions. But. . .
CARTER: How could you possibly justify the decision to terminate HIV vaccines studies?
RFK JR: We've been promising an HIV vaccine since 1984 and every year Congress pours money into it
CARTER: Because they haven't come up with one, you then cut the forward motion by getting rid of NIH dollars?
RFK JR: We've been promising an HIV vaccine since 1984 and every year Congress pours money into it
CARTER: Because they haven't come up with one, you then cut the forward motion by getting rid of NIH dollars?
June 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My contempt for RFK Jr. is hard for me to put into words. And I am reasonably good at doing that under normal conditions. But. . .
ehhh…thanks for that vote bill, this is all on you…idiot
June 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
ehhh…thanks for that vote bill, this is all on you…idiot
so who is bringing ivermectin to makary?
The FDA is launching a program to reward companies with accelerated drug review and speedy agency feedback, if their actions align with the agency’s national health priorities.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/17/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/17/f...
FDA announces a new priority review program in bid to further administration goals
The FDA is launching a program to reward companies with accelerated drug review and speedy agency feedback, if their actions align with the FDA's national health priorities.
www.statnews.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
so who is bringing ivermectin to makary?
cassidy, such a pathetic coward
June 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
cassidy, such a pathetic coward
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Art!! 12/10. no notes
www.youtube.com/shorts/SEEz8...
www.youtube.com/shorts/SEEz8...
May 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Art!! 12/10. no notes
www.youtube.com/shorts/SEEz8...
www.youtube.com/shorts/SEEz8...
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Irony alert:
the guy who has spent the past 3 months screaming about and cutting government handouts runs a business that would have lost money this quarter without $595 million in government handouts
austerity for thee not for me
the guy who has spent the past 3 months screaming about and cutting government handouts runs a business that would have lost money this quarter without $595 million in government handouts
austerity for thee not for me
April 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Irony alert:
the guy who has spent the past 3 months screaming about and cutting government handouts runs a business that would have lost money this quarter without $595 million in government handouts
austerity for thee not for me
the guy who has spent the past 3 months screaming about and cutting government handouts runs a business that would have lost money this quarter without $595 million in government handouts
austerity for thee not for me
$BMY Cobenfy whiff in adjunctive pIII
no bueno
no bueno
April 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
$BMY Cobenfy whiff in adjunctive pIII
no bueno
no bueno
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Columbia University Professor of Economics Jeffrey Sachs mocks President Trump's failure to understand trade deficits
April 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Columbia University Professor of Economics Jeffrey Sachs mocks President Trump's failure to understand trade deficits
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April 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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I ask sincerely, what the *hell* kind of letter is this for the Acting US Attorney in DC to send to the editor of a medical journal?
1. This is so poorly written that the sentence that is -- I think -- supposed to convey a semi-veiled legal threat is incomprehensible.
2. I'm jealous of whichever lawyer gets to write the response.
2. I'm jealous of whichever lawyer gets to write the response.
April 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I ask sincerely, what the *hell* kind of letter is this for the Acting US Attorney in DC to send to the editor of a medical journal?
so the asshat who has no background, nor ability, to correctly read, interpret, or analyze data…nor arrive at fact-based, unbiased conclusions from substantive clinical datasets is gonna determine the ‘cause of the autism epidemic’ by september?!?
hmmm…rfk, GFY
www.statnews.com/2023/03/23/a...
hmmm…rfk, GFY
www.statnews.com/2023/03/23/a...
There is no epidemic of autism. It’s an epidemic of need
The more autism we recognize, the more people we can help.
www.statnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
so the asshat who has no background, nor ability, to correctly read, interpret, or analyze data…nor arrive at fact-based, unbiased conclusions from substantive clinical datasets is gonna determine the ‘cause of the autism epidemic’ by september?!?
hmmm…rfk, GFY
www.statnews.com/2023/03/23/a...
hmmm…rfk, GFY
www.statnews.com/2023/03/23/a...
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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon referred to AI as “A1.”
We’re ruled by the stupidest, most incompetent people in the world.
We’re ruled by the stupidest, most incompetent people in the world.
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon referred to AI as “A1.”
We’re ruled by the stupidest, most incompetent people in the world.
We’re ruled by the stupidest, most incompetent people in the world.
rfk is so overwhelmingly biased, corrupt, and ignorant that he won’t even acknowledge pII / pIII NEJM publications nor actual expert FDA review of $NVAX Nuvaxovid which demonstrated good safety/substantial efficacy
and once again, f that quack bill cassidy
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
and once again, f that quack bill cassidy
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
April 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
rfk is so overwhelmingly biased, corrupt, and ignorant that he won’t even acknowledge pII / pIII NEJM publications nor actual expert FDA review of $NVAX Nuvaxovid which demonstrated good safety/substantial efficacy
and once again, f that quack bill cassidy
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
and once again, f that quack bill cassidy
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Thank goodness we have a vigilant SEC which will, without fear or favor, get to the bottom of this.
Yesterday: Trump administration changes SEC’s Division of Enforcement head
Today: He drops tariffs and just before doing so, someone opened $SPY 509 calls expiring today, which are up 2100%
Today: He drops tariffs and just before doing so, someone opened $SPY 509 calls expiring today, which are up 2100%
a bald man wearing a plaid shirt and a black vest
ALT: a bald man wearing a plaid shirt and a black vest
media.tenor.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Thank goodness we have a vigilant SEC which will, without fear or favor, get to the bottom of this.
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I just learned that the entire press team at the FDA was fired last week. The *entire* press team.
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
April 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I just learned that the entire press team at the FDA was fired last week. The *entire* press team.
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
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The new HHS under Kennedy circulated an FDA reorg plan to congressional offices & more below from BioCentury. "completely infeasible and that attempting to implement it would disrupt agency operations and threaten its ability to perform essential functions." www.biocentury.com/article/655559 #biosky
April 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The new HHS under Kennedy circulated an FDA reorg plan to congressional offices & more below from BioCentury. "completely infeasible and that attempting to implement it would disrupt agency operations and threaten its ability to perform essential functions." www.biocentury.com/article/655559 #biosky
as no surprise, this entire trump administration is so completely full of shit relative to accountability and transparency
After RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS shutters much of its communications, FOIA operations www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h... via @statnews.com
After RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS shutters much of its communications, FOIA operations www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h... via @statnews.com
After RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS shutters much of its communications, FOIA operations
After health secretary RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS has shuttered much of the agency's communications and FOIA operations.
www.statnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
as no surprise, this entire trump administration is so completely full of shit relative to accountability and transparency
After RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS shutters much of its communications, FOIA operations www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h... via @statnews.com
After RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS shutters much of its communications, FOIA operations www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h... via @statnews.com
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This is insane.
They are tearing up the fabric of society, the things we fund together so that we can thrive have a more prosperous country.
And they are going to hand the money that was going toward this to themselves.
They are tearing up the fabric of society, the things we fund together so that we can thrive have a more prosperous country.
And they are going to hand the money that was going toward this to themselves.
Everyone who works for PRAMS (the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) at CDC was terminated today. That appears to be the end of a critical program which monitored infant and maternal health nationwide across pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/prams...
PRAMS Shuttered for Good
In the first weeks of the administration I wrote a number of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is insane.
They are tearing up the fabric of society, the things we fund together so that we can thrive have a more prosperous country.
And they are going to hand the money that was going toward this to themselves.
They are tearing up the fabric of society, the things we fund together so that we can thrive have a more prosperous country.
And they are going to hand the money that was going toward this to themselves.
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Charlie Sykes on the election results in Wisconsin: “What you're seeing here is a blowout: Elon Musk and his 26 million dollars got wrecked tonight in a state that Trump won a couple of months ago
Very bad news for Elon Musk, very bad news for his position as the kingmaker in the Republican party
Very bad news for Elon Musk, very bad news for his position as the kingmaker in the Republican party
April 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Charlie Sykes on the election results in Wisconsin: “What you're seeing here is a blowout: Elon Musk and his 26 million dollars got wrecked tonight in a state that Trump won a couple of months ago
Very bad news for Elon Musk, very bad news for his position as the kingmaker in the Republican party
Very bad news for Elon Musk, very bad news for his position as the kingmaker in the Republican party
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Call to arms by @lisamjarvis.bsky.social for biopharma to mobilize in support of the engines that power them - federally supported biomedical research and drug evaluation
Noticeably silent amid the upheaval at HHS? Big pharma. Every new drug has NIH somewhere in its DNA--and NIH funding supports the training of their workforce. Now they're finding out FDA isn't safe, either. Wrote about how keeping quiet isn't working My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com (gift link):
Big Pharma Needs to Get Off the Sidelines
The industry can’t continue to sit idly by while Robert F. Kennedy Jr. guts the nation’s public health agencies.
www.bloomberg.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Call to arms by @lisamjarvis.bsky.social for biopharma to mobilize in support of the engines that power them - federally supported biomedical research and drug evaluation
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“RFK Jr. promised radical transparency; he only got half of that right. This is radical." — Communications staff & workers in #HHS agencies' freedom of information offices among those fired on Tuesday. Flow of info, which was already not great, sure to slow. www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
After RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS shutters much of its communications, FOIA operations
After health secretary RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS has shuttered much of the agency's communications and FOIA operations.
www.statnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
“RFK Jr. promised radical transparency; he only got half of that right. This is radical." — Communications staff & workers in #HHS agencies' freedom of information offices among those fired on Tuesday. Flow of info, which was already not great, sure to slow. www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
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lots happening in the chaos with CDC, FDA, HHS firings this week - but one #biosky takeaway many are still reeling from is the departure of Peter Marks, a long-time champion for cell and gene therapy. from @benthefidler.bsky.social for @biopharmadive.com www.biopharmadive.com/news/peter-m...
Cell, gene therapy makers lose a champion at FDA with exit of Peter Marks
Marks’ resignation leaves the field without a regulator many view as “integral” to its progress over the last decade.
www.biopharmadive.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
lots happening in the chaos with CDC, FDA, HHS firings this week - but one #biosky takeaway many are still reeling from is the departure of Peter Marks, a long-time champion for cell and gene therapy. from @benthefidler.bsky.social for @biopharmadive.com www.biopharmadive.com/news/peter-m...