Tag: pharmaceutical drugs
Endo’s end around: How one of the nation’s largest opioid makers...
Endo “came with a strategy purposely intended to reduce payments to opioid victims."
Federal court dismisses Pharma lawsuit against Medicare drug price negotiations
This procedural dismissal effectively sidelines the pharmaceutical industry's concerted efforts to maintain control over drug pricing, marking a significant victory for proponents of healthcare reform.
$6 billion in PhRMA Network grants flood the non-profit world, muddying...
An analysis of the $6 billion in grants distributed by PhRMA and its member companies.
Supreme Court grapples with Purdue Pharma’s settlement
Awaiting a decision expected by June 2024, the case stands as a pivotal moment in America's ongoing struggle against opioid crisis.
Skyrocketing drug prices under scrutiny as pharma CEOs summoned to Senate...
"A life-saving drug is not effective if the patient who needs that drug cannot afford it."
Pharma-funded Republicans go to bat for drug industry as Medicare moves...
"Any effort by far-right Republicans to paint lowering the costs of prescription drug prices for Americans as a bad thing is laughable."
Cancer patients challenge Biden admin’s refusal to lower price of lifesaving...
“This is a drug that was invented with taxpayer dollars by scientists at UCLA and can be purchased in Canada for one-fifth the U.S. price."
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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...
Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.
Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law
Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.
Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight
Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.
Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot
Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.
Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated
The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.