The new study looked at 258 rivers across the globe, including the Thames in London and the Amazon in Brazil, to measure the presence of … Pharmaceutical pollution in the world’s riversRead more
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Covid-19 Vaccine Apartheid Is Exacerbating Global Inequalities
The highly uneven global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines is exacerbating deadly inequalities between—and within—countries, threatening to undermine socio-economic gains throughout the developing world, the United … Covid-19 Vaccine Apartheid Is Exacerbating Global InequalitiesRead more
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Sackler family to pay $6bn for role in US opioid crisis
The wealthy Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, is set to pay $6bn (£4.5bn) for its role in America’s opioid epidemic under a new deal. … Sackler family to pay $6bn for role in US opioid crisisRead more
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How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care
In 2000, the healthy life expectancy of Americans ranked 38th in the world. In 2019, we were at 68th – behind China, Cuba and Jamaica. … How Big Pharma Broke American Health CareRead more
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Declaring bankruptcy to avoid lawsuits
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Vaccine Inequity Prolongs the Pandemic
Global health leaders are warning that new cases of the highly infectious Omicron variant continue to climb in undervaccinated parts of the world. Only about … Vaccine Inequity Prolongs the PandemicRead more
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Professor Quits Vaccine Trial over Moderna’s Corporate Greed
Jeremy Menchik is associate professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies wrote an article called “Confessions of a ‘human guinea pig’: Why I’m … Professor Quits Vaccine Trial over Moderna’s Corporate GreedRead more
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America’s billionaires got $1 trillion richer last year
America’s nearly 750 billionaires collectively got $1 trillion richer in 2021, a tax-free 25% gain, according to calculations by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) based … America’s billionaires got $1 trillion richer last yearRead more
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Confessions of a ‘human guinea pig’
In July 2020, I volunteered to be in Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine trial. If I knew then what I know now about the company’s quest for … Confessions of a ‘human guinea pig’Read more
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Coronavirus Criminals & Pandemic Profiteers
What I try to detail in the book, and what I’ve written about a lot over the last two years, is a painful reality. At … Coronavirus Criminals & Pandemic ProfiteersRead more