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P4AD's David Mitchell in Conversation with Author Gerald Posner
Gerald Posner is an attorney, author, and award-winning investigative journalist. His latest book is Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America. The Christian Science Monitor calls it “a staggering indictment of pharmaceutical companies.” The New York Times says it is “a withering and encyclopedic indictment of a drug industry that often seems to prioritize […]
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My name is Karolina and I live in Boston, Massachusetts. I am a journalist, the editorial director of a Boston art collective called Hourglass, a skincare and ethical fashion fiend, travel fanatic, and since the age of 10, I have also been living with Crohn’s Disease. When I was first diagnosed with Crohn’s, I spent […]
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My name is Stephanie and I am a resident of Kansas. My journey with high drug prices started when my son Ryan was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in August of 2018. He went from being a healthy kid to insulin dependent basically overnight. As the owner of a small business, my family did not […]
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My name is Mark and I am from a small town in Illinois. My wife, Lana, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer, in 2014. It is treatable, but there is no cure. In May 2015, I retired early at age 62 to help provide care and support for my wife while she […]
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Stunned by sticker shock at the pharmacy counter.
My name is Joanna Olson and I am from Beaverton, Oregon. At 85 years old, I am blessed to have quite good health aside from the occasional issue. One of my most recent issues was a blood clotting problem that was exacerbated during travel. Thankfully, it didn’t endanger my life, but I nearly fainted when […]
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U.S. Taxpayers Fuel Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
BY DAVID MITCHELL AND SARAH KAMINER BOURLAND As the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. surges past 1 million, the invention of a vaccine is the key to bringing a halt to the pandemic. One of the most promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates comes from Moderna Therapeutics. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was the first to enter […]
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My name is Rachel, I am 24 years old, and I am from Pittsburgh, PA. I live with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) called Crohn’s disease. For over 15 years, I have been on numerous medications, had countless tests, and survived two bowel resections. But this is minor compared to the impending anxiety that comes […]
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A Not-For-Profit Vaccine From Johnson & Johnson? Not so fast.
BY DAVID MITCHELL, CANCER PATIENT AND FOUNDER, PATIENTS FOR AFFORDABLE DRUGS Ronald Reagan made an old Russian proverb famous when he said, “Trust but verify.” It’s good advice — especially when talking about Johnson & Johnson (J&J), the world’s largest health care company with a record of unethical marketing and price gouging. J&J and its […]