big pharma
What's Going on With Australia’s Vyvanse Shortage for ADHD Patients?
Australians with ADHD have been facing a shortage of Vyvanse in the country for months. What gives?
69 Babies Died From Cough Syrup in Gambia. Now, India’s $24.5B Drug Export Is Under Scrutiny.
India is among the leading exporters of cheap, life-saving generic medicines. Yet its drug regulators aren’t known for quality checks.
Meet the Irish Anti-Vax Superstar Who Made Millions From Big Pharma
Dolores Cahill is a scientist-turned-anti-vaxxer who has falsely claimed that wearing a mask lowers a child’s IQ.
Get Ready for Pharmaceutical-Grade Magic Mushroom Pills
As magic mushrooms make the shift from recreational drug to mental health treatment, patients won’t be eating caps and stems, but a synthetic product made in a lab—one that can be patented and profited from.
Americans Spend Too Much on Healthcare, Then 25 Percent Goes to Waste
One cool trick could eliminate record-smashing medical expenditures lost to administrative inefficiency, price hikes, and overtreatment: Nationalize coverage!
Guns, Strippers, and Fancy Dinners: How One Opioid Company Bribed Doctors to Prescribe Fentanyl
“Would you like to get a bite to eat? Somewhere spectacular! Maybe shoot guns before?”
An opioid distributor and its execs were just charged with drug trafficking
“Today’s charges should send shockwaves throughout the pharmaceutical industry," said the DEA special agent
This Algorithm Finds Ways to Make Life-Saving Drugs While Avoiding Patents
The researchers expect the algorithm will be used to both create stronger patents and navigate around existing pharmaceutical patents.
Compromised Ethics Run Rampant in Nutrition Research
Marion Nestle's new book lays out a disturbing reality about food studies.
Big Pharma's Opioid Greed Was Even Worse Than We Thought
"The Sackler family is just as shameless, and only marginally less ruthless, than the drug cartels."
23andMe Sold Access to Your DNA Library to Big Pharma, But You Can Opt Out
23andMe customers can opt out of the program, but that misses the point.
We Asked People to Share the Craziest Things They've Done on Ambien
They told us stories about cutting holes in walls, Chewbacca, and shaved pubic hair. No racist tweets, though.