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Milestone Prescription Price Drops and the CTE Diagnostic Puzzle
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Friday, August 21, 2026 In today's episode, Dr. Will Flanary (@drglaucomflecken) & Eva Johnson cover a historic drop in prescription drug prices. Prices fell 3.1% over the past year, the steepest annual decline since 1963, and the anchors unpack what is actually driving it from generics to GLP-1 competition to the Inflation Reduction Act. They also break down why the national index does not always match what patients pay at the pharmacy counter. Plus: a split between two studies on whether CTE can be diagnosed in living patients, and more. Coverage Timeline: (00:00) Intro (01:04) Drug Prices Drop (04:25) Diagnosing CTE in Living Patients (08:18) Waist Size vs BMI (09:26) C. Diff Treatment…