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Links For January 2025

Scott shares various interesting links and news items from January 2025, covering topics from AI development and politics to historical curiosities and economic trends.

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Jan 17, 2025 5,422 words 236 likes 873 comments Listen · 32 min Read Read

drug development (18) clinical trials (16) drug pricing (11) FDA approval (5) Zulresso (3) hormone therapy (3) postpartum depression (3) GABA (2) Zuranolone (2)

Zounds! It's Zulresso and Zuranolone!

Scott Alexander examines Zulresso and Zuranolone, two neurosteroid drugs for postpartum depression, discussing their efficacy, challenges, and potential future applications.

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Mar 8, 2022 3,655 words 73 likes 117 comments Listen · 30 min Read Read

highlights from the comments (68) medical research (52) FDA (37) pharmaceutical industry (25) healthcare costs (22) clinical trials (16) drug approval (10) regulatory policy (2) aducanumab (2)

Highlights From The Comments On Aducanumab

Scott Alexander reviews comments on his posts about aducanumab and the FDA, acknowledging some mistakes while defending his overall critique of FDA conservatism.

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Aug 20, 2021 6,181 words 57 likes 224 comments Listen · 39 min Read Read

study critique (268) economics (103) politics (89) science (85) psychology (70) technology (63) healthcare (56) culture (45) link roundup (35)

Links 6/18: Linkonberry Jam

Scott Alexander shares a diverse collection of interesting links on topics ranging from science and politics to economics and culture, with brief commentary on many items.

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Jun 13, 2018 3,048 words 0 likes 814 comments Read Read

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