Addendum: See Merrill Goozner’s story, “The Trouble with Trump’s Pick to Run the FDA.”(https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/04/the-trouble-with-trumps-pick-to-run-the-fda/) He includes a deep discussion of Dr. Marty Makary’s opinions on hormone therapy for menopause, on the Women’s Health Initiative Study, on a newer study that also found elevated risk, on his “broad claims for the health benefits of HRT, including delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s disease preventing cardiovascular disease and heart attacks and reducing colon cancer risk.” Goozner then explains that Makary’s claims for these benefits are an example of taking sides “on controversial issues based on studies that are far from conclusive.”
I think that in order to sell the steak you have to sell the sizzle, and the celebrities, the influencers, the talking heads and others are, in one way or another, capitalizing on the buzz. The REAL capitalists, the drug companies, are going to bank on all the buzz. Astellas, the Pharma company producing the new drug Veozah is, hoping to see their new drug added to formularies—so the real target is governments and payers.
I have also been looking closely at a wide swath of menopause mongering on major media outlets in Canada recently and wondered: Why this and why now? Only one small thing not mentioned in your analysis is the fact that this new, very expensive treatment for hot flashes (marketed as 100% hormone free!) has just been approved this year. I've been around long enough to remember the same sort of "buzz" around the newest and latest osteoporosis drugs, the new drugs for female sexual dysfunction, and the just launched drugs for 'heavy' periods. Same sort of thing....
Too bad the drug has this pesky FDA warning on Liver injury
Addendum: See Merrill Goozner’s story, “The Trouble with Trump’s Pick to Run the FDA.”(https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/04/the-trouble-with-trumps-pick-to-run-the-fda/) He includes a deep discussion of Dr. Marty Makary’s opinions on hormone therapy for menopause, on the Women’s Health Initiative Study, on a newer study that also found elevated risk, on his “broad claims for the health benefits of HRT, including delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s disease preventing cardiovascular disease and heart attacks and reducing colon cancer risk.” Goozner then explains that Makary’s claims for these benefits are an example of taking sides “on controversial issues based on studies that are far from conclusive.”
Gary, good job on the post.
I think that in order to sell the steak you have to sell the sizzle, and the celebrities, the influencers, the talking heads and others are, in one way or another, capitalizing on the buzz. The REAL capitalists, the drug companies, are going to bank on all the buzz. Astellas, the Pharma company producing the new drug Veozah is, hoping to see their new drug added to formularies—so the real target is governments and payers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-H2BF0GZik
I have also been looking closely at a wide swath of menopause mongering on major media outlets in Canada recently and wondered: Why this and why now? Only one small thing not mentioned in your analysis is the fact that this new, very expensive treatment for hot flashes (marketed as 100% hormone free!) has just been approved this year. I've been around long enough to remember the same sort of "buzz" around the newest and latest osteoporosis drugs, the new drugs for female sexual dysfunction, and the just launched drugs for 'heavy' periods. Same sort of thing....
Too bad the drug has this pesky FDA warning on Liver injury
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-adds-warning-about-rare-occurrence-serious-liver-injury-use-veozah-fezolinetant-hot-flashes-due