Why Mexico’s left-wing president is helping Trump, India-Pakistan update, Big Pharma execs under fire

By Robert A. Vella My brain is still numb from this week’s avalanche of news, so let’s get right to Continue reading →

Opioid makers gave $10 million to drug advocacy groups

WASHINGTON — Companies selling some of the most lucrative prescription painkillers funneled millions of dollars to advocacy groups that in Continue reading →

Sunday Potpourri: Secret UFO program, DEA and Big Pharma, Tax Reform update, what is Sexual Consent

By Robert A. Vella These are strange times we’re living in.  The following four stories in the news today are Continue reading →

EpiPens cost just several dollars to make. Customers pay more than $600 for them

A two-pack of EpiPens, the lifesaving anti-allergic reaction device, can cost $600 or more for some customers, but the device Continue reading →

Obama Administration moves to limit Corporate Tax Inversions, files lawsuit against Big Pharma

By Robert A. Vella President Obama, though not the progressive reformer many had hoped he would be in 2008, is Continue reading →

China fines British drugmaker GSK $489 million, jails ex-China head

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has fined British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline Plc GSK.L 3 billion yuan ($488.8 million) for paying out Continue reading →

Major drug manufacturer says it will no longer pay doctors to promote its products

British drug company GlaxoSmithKline said Tuesday it would stop paying doctors to promote its products at speaking engagements and scrap Continue reading →

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal would harm Public Health

Michael R. Bloomberg’s apt criticism of Obama administration trade policy, which could contribute to tobacco-related deaths throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Continue reading →