There Are Industry Problems and Conflicts In Medicine - But Not the Ones That RFK Jr. Is Talking About. He Can't His Pal Dr. Casey Means Is Part of This Scam.
What RFK Jr. Should Focus On Is How Physicians Navigate Different Ethical Standards in Medicine Sales. But, Well He Can’t. He Backs The Hype And The Con.
A peculiar contradiction exists at the heart of modern healthcare regulation. Physicians face criminal prosecution if they receive significant compensation for prescribing rigorously tested, FDA-approved medications that undergo years of clinical trials and safety monitoring. Yet these same physicians can legally purchase unregulated supplements and cosmeceuticals wholesale, mark them up substantially, and sell them directly to patients with minimal oversight—despite these products having no requirement for efficacy testing or FDA approval before reaching the market.
This regulatory schism has created a healthcare environment where evidence-based treatments with proven safety profiles are subject to the strictest ethical oversight, while products with questionable scientific backing can generate substantial physician profits with little scrutiny. The irony is stark: if supplements and cosmeceuticals were suddenly classified as prescription medications and physicians continued their cur…
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