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Neoliberalism and the Birth of Big Pharma 

Alexander Zaitchik / Counterpoint Press Mar 30, 2023 Seventy-five years ago in Chicago, a conservative project was hatched to cure classical economics of its aversion to patents and monopolies. The drug companies were its first and biggest beneficiaries. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Drug Prices

Pat Bagley / The Salt Lake Tribune, UT Jul 18, 2019 Dig deeper

The Unproven Stem Cell Industry’s Shameless Profiteering

Caroline Chen / ProPublica May 8, 2019 Alongside scientifically proven treatments, an industry has sprung up in which clinics offer miracle remedies from stem cell products. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

Predators Home In on Developmentally Disabled Women

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Feb 18, 2019 It’s time society took seriously the care and protection of its most vulnerable citizens. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Prominent Doctors Fail to Disclose Industry Ties in Medical Journals

Charles Ornstein and Katie Thomas / ProPublica Dec 8, 2018 The dean of Yale’s medical school is among leading medical figures who have not accurately disclosed relationships with drug companies. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Texan, Japanese Win Nobel for ‘Landmark’ Cancer Therapy Work

JIM HEINTZ and DAVID KEYTON / The Associated Press Oct 1, 2018 "An untold number of lives ... have been saved by the science that they pioneered," one doctor says of the immune system research of James Allison and Tasuku Honjo. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama’s Support for ‘Medicare for All’ Is a Turning Point

Margaret Flowers, MD / Health Over Profit for Everyone Sep 9, 2018 Speaking at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Friday, the former president says Democrats are running on “good new ideas" like single-payer health care. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

In Medical Milestone, U.S. Approves Marijuana-Based Drug for Seizures

MATTHEW PERRONE / The Associated Press Jun 25, 2018 Epidiolex, used to treat rare forms of epilepsy, contains CBD, a chemical ingredient found in the cannabis plant. FDA approval takes place in an increasingly complicated legal environment for marijuana. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

University Head Resigns in Scandal Over Gymnastics Doctor

LARRY LAGE / The Associated Press Jan 24, 2018 Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon is leaving amid an outcry over the school’s handling of allegations against Dr. Larry Nassar, newly sentenced for sex crimes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Scientists Scramble to Save Data in Face of Government Shutdown

LAURAN NEERGAARD / The Associated Press Jan 18, 2018 “You have experiments that have been going on for months if not years, and then all of a sudden you’ve got to stop—you can’t do that,” says a top doctor at the National Institutes of Health. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Hospitals Are Failing Black Mothers

Annie Waldman / ProPublica Dec 28, 2017 An analysis shows that women who deliver at facilities that disproportionately serve African-Americans are at a higher risk of harm. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Some Pay More to Buy Prescription Drugs With Insurance Than Without It

Charles Ornstein / ProPublica, and Katie Thomas / The New York Times Dec 11, 2017 As insurers ask consumers to pay a greater share of their drug costs, it may be cheaper to pay cash than use an insurance card. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )