Medicines – we’re told by the pharmaceuticals industry – are expensive by necessity owing to the high costs of research and development. Yet, as with the vaccines for Covid, much research is publicly-funded, and much comes out of universities. And, as Nick Dearden argues, only 3% of new drugs even represent actual breakthroughs. Instead most … Continued
Origins of the Opioid Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew of OxyContin Abuse in 1996 But Covered It Up; “Pain Killer” Author Barry Meier on How West Virginia Became Ground Zero of Opioid Epidemic; Cities & States Sue Big Pharma, Targeting the Firms Who Profited from Peddling Addictive Opioids.
Origins of the Opioid Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew of OxyContin Abuse in 1996 But Covered It Up; “Pain Killer” Author Barry Meier on How West Virginia Became Ground Zero of Opioid Epidemic; Cities & States Sue Big Pharma, Targeting the Firms Who Profited from Peddling Addictive Opioids. Purdue Pharma, the company that planted the seeds … Continued
California’s Proposition 61 has become a battleground between progressive activists and Big Pharma. We’ll turn to our healthcare correspondent Paul Song for what Prop 61 will actually do for prescription drug prices. And, we’ll get an update on the movement for Hawaiian sovereignty with Healani Sodona-Pale. She’s the founder of the group Protest N’ai Aupuni. … Continued
This just in: President Obama has rejected the Keystone XL pipeline proposal. Activists say this is the start, not the end, of the battle. PLUS: the Obama administration released the text of the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement this week—over 6000 pages, most of it bad news for consumers. AND: anti-fracking activists in California, with prayers. … Continued
