Tag: Social issues
Merck sues Biden administration over Medicare drug price negotiations
Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesGlobal drugmaker Merck on Tuesday sued the Biden administration over Medicare's new powers to substantially re [...]
FDA allows import of unapproved China chemo med
Worker labors on a production line at factory of Qilu Pharmaceutical (Hainan) Co Ltd on February 11, 2022 in Haikou, Hainan Province of China.Su Bikun [...]
Consumers say companies should support LGBTQ community: GLAAD survey
10'000 Hours | DigitalVision | Getty ImagesA clear majority of Americans who don't identify as LGBTQ+ believe companies should publicly support the co [...]
Epstein paid tuition for kids of Virgin Islands governor
Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid school tuition for the children of then-governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, whose wife made efforts to secure stude [...]
Chinatowns confront rapid luxury development
Just a few hundred people of Chinese heritage still live in Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown. Many have been pushed out to cheaper and safer areas.Noah Sh [...]
Covid shots free for uninsured after public health emergency
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massa [...]
Most Americans won’t receive exposure alerts on phones
Americans in most states will no longer receive Covid exposure notifications on their smartphones now that the U.S. public health emergency has ended. [...]
GOP law cut Big Pharma tax rates by 40%, Senate report says
(L-R) Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and CEO of AbbVie Inc., Pascal Soriot, executive director and CEO of AstraZeneca, Giovanni Caforio, chairman of th [...]
Senate holds first hearing on bill
Aaron Smith, CEO of the National Cannabis Industry Association, speaks during a news conference on the Safe Banking Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Wa [...]
Medicare could face legal action over drug price negotiations
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with the president of the European Commission after a visit to oversee the production of the [...]
U.S. Covid public health emergency ends
A sign outside of a hospital advertises COVID-19 testing on November 19, 2021 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe U.S. public health emer [...]
Breast cancer screenings should start at age 40
Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman's breast for breast cancer.Hannibal Hanschke | dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesMost women sh [...]
U.S loses HIV patent suit against Gilead Sciences over PrEP
The logo of Gilead Sciences pharmaceutical company is seen in Oceanside, California, April 29, 2020.Mike Blake | ReutersA Delaware federal court jury [...]
Minnesota, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio may legalize marijuana
Cannabis reform demonstrators gather outside the White House in Washington, D.C., to call on President Joe Biden to take action on cannabis clemency b [...]
NFL investigated by New York, California for work discrimination
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a press conference in advance of Super Bowl LVII at Phoenix Convention Center on February 08, 2023 in Pho [...]