On Oct 27th, join us for a #webinar to discuss the ICER/West Health 2026 Launch Price and Access Report findings. Register here: shorturl.at/ts84n #patientaccess #affordability #evidencebased #prescriptiondrugs #valuebased
David Rind
@davidrind.bsky.social
CMO, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Academic primary care doctor; Husband; Dad Views are my own
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review to Assess Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression: icer.org/news-insight...
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review to Assess Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression - ICER
Report will be subject of New England CEPAC meeting in May 2027; Draft Scoping Document open to public comment until November 10, 2026
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Should I really view it as improper for a person who graduated from law school and practiced law in China to describe herself as a lawyer? If I go to China and describe myself there as a doctor, even though I can't practice in China, am I being deceptive? Seems like a minor nit, no?
This was a hard read. The author is a health reporter and, to her credit, admits that she was taken in by Envita's claims and supported her dad's decision to forgo conventional therapy. Say it with me: now would be a great time to have a functional federal government. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/m...
Dying Patients Are Inundated by Misinformation. My Dad Was One of Them.
Cancer patients are being persuaded to spend tens of thousands on unproven treatments by alternative-medicine clinics.
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The Health Economics Methods Advisory (#HEMA) today released a Draft Report on how HTA bodies can evaluate, present, and communicate uncertainty in #healtheconomic evaluations. #hta #populationhealth Now accepting public comments until Nov 2. Read more: shorturl.at/mOe0F
Health Economics Methods Advisory Releases Draft Report: Methods to Analyze and Present Uncertainty in Economic Evaluation to Support HTA Decisions – Health Economics Methods Advisory
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For anyone interested in the Galleri cancer detection test from GRAIL, I'd suggest listening to (both parts) of: www.normalcurves.com/cancer-blood...
Cancer Blood Tests: Are they ready for primetime? Part 1
Can a single tube of blood really detect dozens of cancers before symptoms appear? We dive into the science behind Galleri, a blood test that claims to detect more …
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Rating certainty of evidence when the target threshold is a value-based threshold and the point estimate is close to that threshold
It is crucial, when using GRADE, that authors are clear about what it is in which they are rating the certainty of evidence (i.e., the target of certa…
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Great article by @annakal.bsky.social! www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
To Rebuild Trust, FDA Should Start With The Accelerated Approval Program | Health Affairs Forefront
For serious conditions with high unmet need, earlier access to promising treatments can be worth the risk of greater uncertainty. But achieving this balance demands trust.
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There are many problems with this figure, but can anyone who worked on the new lipid guidelines justify a "meta-regression" that inflates the RRR in this way? (Spoiler, the correct answer is "no".)
Unpopular opinion: Committees writing guidelines about primary prevention of conditions in adults might want to include primary care doctor representation
I feel that I'm not adequately seeing the up side of global warming
New from Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and Verdant Research: We revisited our 2021 white paper on FDA's accelerated approval pathway. icer.org/news-insight...
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Releases White Paper on Accelerated Approval Pathway for Prescription Drugs - ICER
New paper, developed with input from diverse stakeholders, outlines policy options to strengthen the FDA pathway.
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Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Releases Draft Evidence Report on Vaccines for Covid-19: tinyurl.com/4enrmhsf
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Releases Draft Scope on Vaccines for Covid-19 - ICER
Report will be subject of New England CEPAC meeting in June 2026; Draft Scoping Document open to public comment until December 2, 2025.
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Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Publishes Final Evidence Report on Therapies for IgA Nephropathy: tinyurl.com/395xxjcy
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Publishes Final Evidence Report on Therapies for IgA Nephropathy - ICER
Independent appraisal committee found a net health benefit for sibeprenlimab, atacicept, and Nefecon.
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Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Releases Evidence Report on Therapies for IgA Nephropathy: tinyurl.com/mumdu8d9
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Releases Evidence Report on Therapies for IgA Nephropathy - ICER
All three therapies exhibit net health benefits, but uncertainties remain around the magnitude of long-term improvements in outcomes as well as safety; sibeprenlimab’s price far exceeds usual threshol...
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Let's say I thought it was time to start organizing a physicians' job action in areas of some country where elected regional officials don't vote to prevent an unjustified war. How would I go about that?
So a CBS Evening News reporter actually did a pretty solid breakdown of the ICE murder video, talking to a former agent who details all the ways Ross messed up. And yet: It didn’t air on the actual show tonight. CBS did post it to YouTube—and it has nearly 800k views already youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?...
Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting
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This afternoon, retired Army general Stanley McChrystal spoke at the retirement ceremony hosted by HRC for six trans service members who were forced out under Trump’s ban. “I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.” Full remarks:
I was very sad to learn of the passing of David Mitchell, a cancer patient who turned his own battle into a fight to make medicines more affordable. Here, @pharmalot.bsky.social gets at why Mitchell was so special. www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/d...
With political savvy and outrage over drug prices, advocate David Mitchell was ahead of his time
David Mitchell, who helped launch Patients for Affordable Drugs to raise awareness of high drug prices and seek to bring them down, died at age 75.
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Case on point: Take Back Primary Care By William M. Tierney, MD Despite being the largest medical specialty, primary care's in crisis. There's a national shortage of 20,000+ #PrimaryCare physicians, & more leaving the field b/c adverse #Healthcare system issues. link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
Take Back Primary Care
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With the Brown/MIT shooting, I keep thinking about @acollierastro.bsky.social 's YouTube about physics crackpots and whether this is what was going on. Worth watching in any case. www.youtube.com/watch?v=11lP...
physics crackpots: a 'theory'
YouTube video by Angela Collier
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Sarepta: Enough, For God's Sake | Science | AAAS share.google/WcxLae5lKrqy...
Sarepta: Enough, For God's Sake
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