Pharmaceuticals

Ivermectin is worth investigating, but the idea that it cures COVID-19 is pure horses**t

There are some stories that seem just too … outlandish. Even in an age where Republicans are waging war to lower the health of schoolchildren, a headline of “Horse deworming tablets dangerous for …

Mon Aug 23, 2021

Probably coming soon to a TV near you: Ads for a $56,000 Alzheimer's drug that likely won't work

Against the recommendation of an independent advisory committee, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new therapy for Alzheimer’s disease earlier this month. The drug, aducanumab, will be sold …

Sat Jun 19, 2021

The Sackler family made billions off OxyContin, and a new ruling means they’ll probably keep it

The Sackler family is one of the richest families in America. They made billions upon billions of dollars selling drugs to Americans through their pharmaceutical outfit, Perdue Pharma. Their …

Sat Jun 5, 2021