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Health and science are on the ballot this election. Here’s what we’re watching

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

A ‘blank check’: Bill to boost antibiotic development blasted as a ‘flawed’ giveaway to pharma

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FDA funding negotiations heat up ahead of September deadline

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

Senate lawmakers introduce a bill to help the FDA and the U.S. Patent Office coordinate

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

Lawmakers and PhRMA trade accusations of ‘misleading’ information on drug price hikes

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

Watchdog says Lilly made ‘false assertions’ about impact of pausing political donations after Jan. 6 attack

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

Some drug makers quietly resumed donations to lawmakers who denied Biden’s election victory

Exclusive Nicholas Florko

Abandoned Trump order on the bioeconomy highlights a path forward for Biden — but with mixed reviews

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

Pfizer shareholders are urged to reject political spending that contradicts ‘company values’

Politics Lev Facher

Q&A: Vivek Murthy, a top Biden adviser, on Covid-19 vaccines, the drug industry, and the future of public health

Politics Lev Facher

A Senate race in Kansas between two doctors sets the stage for an election hyper-focused on health policy — and on Covid-19

Politics Lev Facher

Trump urges people to avoid discretionary travel and limit gatherings to fewer than 10 people

Politics Lev Facher

‘Reject Big Pharma’: Anti-vaccine activists co-opt a populist slogan to try to repeal a state immunization law

Politics Andrew Joseph

In their words: Warren, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, and other Democrats explain exactly how they’d lower drug prices

Politics Nicholas Florko

More than a dozen Democrats are bringing people with sky-high insulin bills to the State of the Union

Politics Lev Facher

House Republicans fuel Capitol Hill chaos with competing drug pricing bill

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

Pharmalittle: Purdue bankruptcy sets tone for opioid cases; Sanders criticizes Biden for praising pharma

Politics Lev Facher and Ed Silverman

VA declines broad coverage for new J&J depression drug touted by Trump

Pharma Priyanka Dayal McCluskey — Boston Globe

WHO rescinds opioid guidelines following criticism by two U.S. lawmakers

Politics Megan Thielking

A new push aims to bring mental health and addiction into the 2020 campaign conversation

Politics Nicholas Florko

How do you improve Medicare? Maybe you watch Major League Baseball

The Pharmalot View Ed Silverman

Tweet this: Gottlieb’s leaving, and so is FDA’s highly effective communicator

Politics Lev Facher and Nicholas Florko

Webinar: Is the new Congress ready to lower drug costs?

Politics Rick Berke

A letter from Executive Editor Rick Berke: All eyes on today’s drug pricing hearing

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Health and science are on the ballot this election. Here’s what we’re watching

A ‘blank check’: Bill to boost antibiotic development blasted as a ‘flawed’ giveaway to pharma

FDA funding negotiations heat up ahead of September deadline

Senate lawmakers introduce a bill to help the FDA and the U.S. Patent Office coordinate

Lawmakers and PhRMA trade accusations of ‘misleading’ information on drug price hikes

Watchdog says Lilly made ‘false assertions’ about impact of pausing political donations after Jan. 6 attack

Some drug makers quietly resumed donations to lawmakers who denied Biden’s election victory

Abandoned Trump order on the bioeconomy highlights a path forward for Biden — but with mixed reviews

Pfizer shareholders are urged to reject political spending that contradicts ‘company values’

Q&A: Vivek Murthy, a top Biden adviser, on Covid-19 vaccines, the drug industry, and the future of public health

A Senate race in Kansas between two doctors sets the stage for an election hyper-focused on health policy — and on Covid-19

Trump urges people to avoid discretionary travel and limit gatherings to fewer than 10 people

‘Reject Big Pharma’: Anti-vaccine activists co-opt a populist slogan to try to repeal a state immunization law

In their words: Warren, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, and other Democrats explain exactly how they’d lower drug prices

More than a dozen Democrats are bringing people with sky-high insulin bills to the State of the Union

House Republicans fuel Capitol Hill chaos with competing drug pricing bill

Pharmalittle: Purdue bankruptcy sets tone for opioid cases; Sanders criticizes Biden for praising pharma

VA declines broad coverage for new J&J depression drug touted by Trump

WHO rescinds opioid guidelines following criticism by two U.S. lawmakers

A new push aims to bring mental health and addiction into the 2020 campaign conversation

How do you improve Medicare? Maybe you watch Major League Baseball

Tweet this: Gottlieb’s leaving, and so is FDA’s highly effective communicator

Webinar: Is the new Congress ready to lower drug costs?

A letter from Executive Editor Rick Berke: All eyes on today’s drug pricing hearing

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