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Activists With Diabetes Take on the Global Insulin Crisis
T1 International has flipped the script on health care advocacy with patients leading the fight for accessible insulin.
Big Pharma Cozies Up to Trump as He Moves to Lower Drug Prices
Big pharma is blaming others in the drug supply chain while pushing policies to protect its own bottom line.
Economic Update: Capitalism Makes Few Winners, Many Losers
This week's episode provides updates on Armenia's political uprising, banks' big profits, Harley-Davidson's layoffs and unjust criminal penalties.
Origins of the Opioid Crisis: Purdue Pharma Knew of OxyContin Abuse in 1996 but Covered It Up
Barry Meier discusses more.
Cities and States Sue Big Pharma Firms That Profited From Peddling Addictive Opioids
Today, drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under age 50.
Donald Trump’s “Big Pharma First” Agenda
Ending patent monopoly financing would also end misrepresentation.
Why Did Novartis Pay Trump’s Lawyer $1.2 Million? Look at Its Drug Prices
Novartis paid more money to Cohen than did any of his clients revealed thus far.
How a Drug Company Under Pressure for High Prices Ratchets Up Political Activity
As scrutiny of its soaring insulin prices escalated and drove its stock down, the pharma giant Novo Nordisk aggressively ratcheted up spending to spread its influence in Washington.
Will Pharmaceutical Companies Ever Be Punished for the Opioid Crisis?
Annual opioid deaths outnumber all of the Americans killed during the Vietnam war.
US Waits for Trump to Tackle Drug Pricing as Big Pharma Goes on Lobbying Blitz
Trump has postponed a major policy speech.