Howie and Harlan discuss health headlines including the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak; a recent FDA decision allowing pharmacies to compound certain peptides; and a concerning report from Medicare trustees on the program’s financial future. They also dive into the health habits they’re changing this year and a new feature from ChatGPT allowing users to connect medical records and health data to the platform.
Show Notes:
Healthy Habits
Health & Veritas: Ezekiel Emanuel
“What’s Erythritol? And Is It Bad for You?”
Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
CDC: Surveillance of Cyclosporiasis
FDA: Investigation of 9-State Outbreak of Cyclospora Illnesses: Iceberg Lettuce (July 2026)
“Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Iceberg Lettuce in 9 States”
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases: Norovirus
CDC: Clinical Overview of Cyclosporiasis
FDA: FSMA Final Rule on Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods
Peptides and the FDA
Health & Veritas: Trust, Truth, and Moral Distress
“Peptides: What they are, potential benefits, and safety concerns”
“FDA committee votes to make peptides more widely available”
The Future of Medicare
OASDI: Trustees Report Summary
U.S. Department of the Treasury: Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
H.R.1: An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
IRS: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
ChatGPT Ventures into Health
“OpenAI makes Health in ChatGPT widely available, moving deeper into consumer health”
“ChatGPT Led to a Man’s Near-Fatal Health Crisis, Lawsuit Claims”
A Record Measles Season
Health & Veritas: Measles Outbreaks, Preventative Cardiology, and Other News
CDC: Measles Cases and Outbreaks
“Measles Cases in the U.S. Are at a 35-Year High”
“What ProPublica Found in the Genetic Code of America’s Measles Outbreaks”
Pan American Health Organization
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