The WTO faces a make or break week over vaccines | Larry Elliott
A ruling on whether or not to waive patent rules will this week show if the trade body is for the world or the west […]
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The Public Health Service Act (PHSA) in 1992, created a program to allow hospitals providing care for underserved communities to be able to access discounted […]
Johnson & Johnson faces push to force global ban on talc baby powder sales
Move to hold shareholder vote follows withdrawal of product in US and Canada and lawsuits alleging link to cancer cases The healthcare company Johnson & […]
Pfizer accused of holding Brazil ‘to ransom’ over vaccine contract demands
Leaked supply document reveals clauses to protect US pharma company from legal action in the event of serious side-effects Coronavirus – latest updates See all […]
Providers will likely face more lawsuits against vaccine mandates. But they are also more likely to win.
Providers’ legal defense against lawsuits aiming to tear down vaccine mandates is wide-ranging, from making the argument that allowing an unvaccinated worker into their facilities […]
Texas law eases prior auth burdens, but payers see it as a dangerous move
The law, which will take effect in September, prohibits payers from requiring pre-approval from certain providers. While providers believe the law will cut administrative burdens, […]
Supreme Court upholds ACA, dismissing constitutional challenge
The Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, dismissing the lawsuit brought by Texas, 17 other states and two individuals on the grounds that they […]
Clarity and openness are key to vaccine confidence | Letters
Readers respond to the latest recommendations about the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine Your editorial calling for clarity on the AstraZeneca vaccine’s side-effects risks both being unclear […]
The Covid vaccine will benefit humanity – we should all own the patent | Owen Jones
The pharmaceutical industry has long made exorbitant profits by free-riding on research carried out by the public sector Hooray for Pfizer! As news of a […]
The world needs a ‘people’s vaccine’ for coronavirus, not a big-pharma monopoly | Helen Clark and Winnie Byanyima
AstraZeneca and others should not own a lucrative patent on a medicine that is needed by poor as well as rich nations • See all […]
I believe Roundup gave me cancer. The Monsanto settlement is a slap in the face | Christine Sheppard
I have to inject myself with needles just to stay alive. Still, Bayer will continue to sell Roundup, and refused to label it as carcinogenic […]
