Healthcare

Lack of access to affordable healthcare puts millions of people at risk in America. Complex pricing strategies and patent laws can lead to disproportionate costs for vulnerable members of society.

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F.D.A. Approves Alzheimer’s Drug Despite Fierce Debate Over Whether It Works

Aducanumab, or Aduhelm, is the first new Alzheimer's treatment in 18 years and the first to attack …

3 months, 2 weeks
First vaccine doses distributed by Covax land in West African nation of Ghana

ABUJA, Nigeria - Ghana became the first country to receive a shipment of coronavirus vaccine from a…

6 months, 4 weeks
U.S. and Novavax Will Aid Global Vaccination Campaign

The Biden administration plans to make good on a promise to donate $4 billion, while the pharmaceut…

7 months
New York Sues Amazon, Saying It Inadequately Protected Workers From Covid-19

The case focuses on two of the company's facilities in New York. New York's attorney general, Letit…

7 months, 1 week
Justice Dept. Accuses Walmart of Fueling Opioid Crisis

The Justice Department sued Walmart on Tuesday for what it said was the company's role in fueling t…

9 months
Amazon says almost 20,000 of its frontline workers have had Covid-19.

American employers continue to cut jobs at rates that dwarf the pace of layoffs in past decades, ev…

11 months, 4 weeks
AstraZeneca, Under Fire for Vaccine Safety, Releases Trial Blueprints

Experts are concerned that the company has not been more forthcoming about two participants who bec…

1 year
U.S., European COVID-19 vaccine developers pledge to uphold testing rigour

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphol…

1 year
Some Vaccine Makers Say They Plan to Profit From Coronavirus Vaccine

Moderna, which is receiving $483 million from the U.S. government, told lawmakers it would not sell…

1 year, 2 months
Walmart, Kroger will start requiring customers in US stores to wear masks

Walmart will require customers at all of its US stores to wear masks beginning next week, becoming …

1 year, 2 months

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Abbvie Should Disclose its Lobbying Expenditures

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Netflix: Pressure GA to repeal abortion ban

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 Johnson & Johnson
Address High Drug Pricing via New Strategy

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Stop Runaway Drug Prices

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Stay True to Antibiotic Strategy

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