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?"

NIH: Aging and Alcohol

"Low-plastic diet and urinary levels of plastic-associated phthalates and bisphenols: the randomized controlled PERTH Trial"

Health & Veritas: Eric Topol

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

FDA: Cyclospora

CDC: Clinical Overview of Cyclosporiasis

CDC: About FoodNet

CDC: About PulseNet

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"

LinkedIn: Ezekiel Emanuel

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

"Launching Health in ChatGPT"

"OpenAI makes Health in ChatGPT widely available, moving deeper into consumer health"

"ChatGPT Led to a Man's Near-Fatal Health Crisis, Lawsuit Claims"

LinkedIn: David Rhew

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

Senator Bill Cassidy

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