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Essays on infant health

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Aug 8, 2021ACX

Contra Drum On The Fish Oil Story

Scott Alexander defends his criticism of the FDA's approval process in the infant fish oil case, arguing that systemic issues cause harmful delays even when the FDA follows its mandate.

24 min read 3,628 words

Aug 6, 2021ACX

Details Of The Infant Fish Oil Story

Scott Alexander corrects and expands on the story of Omegaven, a life-saving infant nutritional fluid, using it to illustrate systemic issues with medical regulation and drug approval.

24 min read 3,615 words

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