129. How to Fix Medical Research

Monica Bertagnolli went from a childhood on a cattle ranch to a career as a surgeon to a top post in the Biden administration. As director of the National Institutes of Health, she’s working to improve the way we find new treatments — despite regulatory constraints and tight budgets. SOURCE : Monica Bertagnolli , director of the National Institutes of Health. RESOURCES: " Steven Levitt and John Donohue Defend a Finding Made Famous by 'Freakonomics' ," by Steven Levitt and John Donohue ( The Economist, 2024). " Why 'Freakonomics' Failed to Transform Economics ," ( The Economist, 2024). " Steven D. Levitt (Freakonomics Co-Author and U Chicago Econ Prof) on His Career and Decision to Retire From Academic Economics ," by Jon Hartley ( The Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century Podcast, 2024). " Why Autoimmune Disease Is More Common in Women: X Chromosome Holds Clues ," by Elie Dolgin ( Nature, 2024). " Casgevy and Lyfgenia: Two Gene Therapies Approved for Sickle Cell Disease ," by Carrie MacMillan ( Yale Medicine News, 2023). " Fact Sheet: President Biden Reignites Cancer Moonshot to End Cancer as We Know It ," (2022). " Mini-Antibodies Discovered in Sharks and Camels Could…