Health Care
Commentary
President Trump’s Big Government Instincts Threaten Drug Innovation And Availability
President Reagan famously said, “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government and I’m here to help”. It is time for President Trump to learn this wisdom. Along with Speaker Pelosi, Senator Sanders, and Representative Ocasio-Cortez, President Trump seems to believe that giving the ...
Drug Pricing
Sally Pipes and Lars Larson Examine Trump Ex. Orders on Drug Pricing
Sally C. Pipes joins the Lars Larson Show to question the Trump administration’s latest action on drug pricing. President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday, July 24 that puts limits on drug pricing in the United States. Pipes explains that 90 percent of drugs are generic and ...
Commentary
Why Trump administration should say goodbye to ‘Buy America’
It’s not often that Joe Biden agrees with President Trump. But the former vice president found common ground with his presumptive opponent this month when he announced he would outline a plan to bring medical manufacturing back to the United States, something the president has long endorsed. This isn’t the ...
Commentary
COVID-19’s Long-Term Effects Raise the Stakes of the Game.
Despite the surge of new cases of COVID-19, increases in the percentage of positive tests, and scores of ICUs at or near capacity, some commentators are still saying things like, “The so-called surge in cases is more fake news pushed by media cheerleaders eager to destroy the U.S. economy and culture ...
Coronavirus
Lars Larson and Dr. Henry Miller Talk Ongoing Symptoms Due to COVID-19
Dr. Henry Miller talks about new symptoms showing up in those infected with COVID-19, some of which are different than the initial ones noticed at the start of the pandemic. Miller explains the findings come from different studies, including an Italian study that showed many continuing symptoms after the coronavirus ...
Commentary
Executive Order On Drug Price Controls Would Backfire
Rumor has it that President Trump will soon issue a sweeping executive order to lower prescription drug prices by fiat. Nothing is set in stone. But the order would reportedly index the government’s reimbursements for medicines to the prices that Britain, France, Canada, and other developed nations pay. Since all those nations ...
Blog
California is a Part-Time Legislature Due to Coronavirus
Advocates have fought to make California a part-time legislature for a while now. Strangely, the coronavirus pandemic has given these advocates what they want in the interest of public health. The California State Legislature has largely been sidelined since shelter-in-place orders and closures began in March 2020. The state legislature ...
Commentary
Covid’s Harrowing Complications
It’s good news that the death rate from Covid-19 has trended dramatically downward since April, even as the number of new cases is surging. But it’s far from the whole story. Unlike common colds caused by other coronaviruses, Covid-19 is more than a transient, self-limited respiratory infection. There have been ...
Coronavirus
Dr. Henry Miller – What Scientists Are Learning About COVID-19 and What Americans Must Do to Reduce Its Spread
PRI senior fellow in health care studies Dr. Henry Miller gives us an update on what scientists are learning about COVID-19 and the progress in finding a vaccine. He also weighs in on whether schools should be reopening this fall, gives his thoughts on what the Trump administration is doing ...
Coronavirus
Dr. Henry Miller Talk COVID-19 Vaccines, Herd Immunity on the John Batchelor Show
Dr. Henry Miller talks about the state of “herd immunity” and the coronavirus, or COVID-19, during his weekly radio show appearance on the John Batchelor Show. Batchelor and Miller also talk about the latest progress with a potential vaccine, including the start of production, and the selections by the Trump ...
President Trump’s Big Government Instincts Threaten Drug Innovation And Availability
President Reagan famously said, “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government and I’m here to help”. It is time for President Trump to learn this wisdom. Along with Speaker Pelosi, Senator Sanders, and Representative Ocasio-Cortez, President Trump seems to believe that giving the ...
Sally Pipes and Lars Larson Examine Trump Ex. Orders on Drug Pricing
Sally C. Pipes joins the Lars Larson Show to question the Trump administration’s latest action on drug pricing. President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday, July 24 that puts limits on drug pricing in the United States. Pipes explains that 90 percent of drugs are generic and ...
Why Trump administration should say goodbye to ‘Buy America’
It’s not often that Joe Biden agrees with President Trump. But the former vice president found common ground with his presumptive opponent this month when he announced he would outline a plan to bring medical manufacturing back to the United States, something the president has long endorsed. This isn’t the ...
COVID-19’s Long-Term Effects Raise the Stakes of the Game.
Despite the surge of new cases of COVID-19, increases in the percentage of positive tests, and scores of ICUs at or near capacity, some commentators are still saying things like, “The so-called surge in cases is more fake news pushed by media cheerleaders eager to destroy the U.S. economy and culture ...
Lars Larson and Dr. Henry Miller Talk Ongoing Symptoms Due to COVID-19
Dr. Henry Miller talks about new symptoms showing up in those infected with COVID-19, some of which are different than the initial ones noticed at the start of the pandemic. Miller explains the findings come from different studies, including an Italian study that showed many continuing symptoms after the coronavirus ...
Executive Order On Drug Price Controls Would Backfire
Rumor has it that President Trump will soon issue a sweeping executive order to lower prescription drug prices by fiat. Nothing is set in stone. But the order would reportedly index the government’s reimbursements for medicines to the prices that Britain, France, Canada, and other developed nations pay. Since all those nations ...
California is a Part-Time Legislature Due to Coronavirus
Advocates have fought to make California a part-time legislature for a while now. Strangely, the coronavirus pandemic has given these advocates what they want in the interest of public health. The California State Legislature has largely been sidelined since shelter-in-place orders and closures began in March 2020. The state legislature ...
Covid’s Harrowing Complications
It’s good news that the death rate from Covid-19 has trended dramatically downward since April, even as the number of new cases is surging. But it’s far from the whole story. Unlike common colds caused by other coronaviruses, Covid-19 is more than a transient, self-limited respiratory infection. There have been ...
Dr. Henry Miller – What Scientists Are Learning About COVID-19 and What Americans Must Do to Reduce Its Spread
PRI senior fellow in health care studies Dr. Henry Miller gives us an update on what scientists are learning about COVID-19 and the progress in finding a vaccine. He also weighs in on whether schools should be reopening this fall, gives his thoughts on what the Trump administration is doing ...
Dr. Henry Miller Talk COVID-19 Vaccines, Herd Immunity on the John Batchelor Show
Dr. Henry Miller talks about the state of “herd immunity” and the coronavirus, or COVID-19, during his weekly radio show appearance on the John Batchelor Show. Batchelor and Miller also talk about the latest progress with a potential vaccine, including the start of production, and the selections by the Trump ...
