Jeffrey Szymanski

May 14, 2024 | amac.us | Jeffrey Szymanski

AMAC asks its members to weigh in on a variety of topics related to politics, policy, and news headlines each week in an unscientific on-line poll. Members can even write comments after their selection, which offer valuable insight into their thinking. This past week’s question was this:   Who would make Donald Trump’s best vice-presidential candidate and bring the most to the ticket? As of this writing, the poll received over 28,400 responses.

Jan 20, 2024 | medrxiv.org | R. Taylor Sundby |Jeffrey Szymanski |Alexander Pan |Paul Jones

R.T.S., J.J.S., A.A.C., A.C.H., A.P, and J.F.S. have patent filings related to cancer biomarkers. A.A.C has served as a consultant/advisor to Roche, Tempus, Geneoscopy, NuProbe, Daiichi Sankyo, AstraZeneca, Fenix Group International and Guidepoint. A.A.C. has served as a consultant/advisor to Roche, Tempus, Geneoscopy, Illumina, Myriad Genetics, Invitae, Daiichi Sankyo, AstraZeneca, NuProbe, AlphaSights, DeciBio, and Guidepoint. A.A.C. has received honoraria from Agilent, Roche, and Dava Oncology.

Nov 27, 2023 | amac.us | Jeffrey Szymanski

On December 15, 1791 the second amendment to the Constitution was ratified along with nine others. Collectively the group of ten is known as the Bill of Rights. These changes were added to the Constitution at the insistence of Anti-Federalists who wanted to keep power with state and local governments. George Mason was among the most vocal for protecting individual rights, and his agitation convinced James Madison, an early skeptic of changing the Constitution so soon, of the importance.

Nov 8, 2023 | amac.us | Jeffrey Szymanski

What is a swing state and what will be the swing states in 2024? Generally speaking a swing state is a term used to describe one that is rather evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans and/or the ones experts believe could “go either way” (i.e. swing) in presidential elections. Terms like battleground states, toss-up states, and purple states essentially refer to the same concept.

Oct 3, 2023 | amac.us | Jeffrey Szymanski

Consider weight loss programs and government programs. Both are perpetually in the news. Americans regularly confess they could be a little leaner and so too could the federal budget. But never are the two considered together. Why is it that neither waistlines nor the federal budget ever shrinks? Are the two concepts really that similar? It turns out yes— more than you think. Let’s start with weight loss. We all know the formula for reducing weight.