Friday Links Posted on February 23, 2024February 22, 2024 by John C. Goodman Coming to the market soon: noninvasive, AI-powered brain decoders that can translate into text the unspoken thoughts swirling through our minds. Another argument that FDA approval for new drugs should depend on safety alone, not efficacy. The US Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has a 10-year backlog of claims. “…the student loan program, as currently written, is looking to be one of the most costly, inefficient and unwise government programs of the 21st century.” More than half of all rural hospitals no longer deliver babies.