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Marc-André Gagnon

@m-a-gagnon.bsky.social
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Professor in public policy at Carleton University. Focus on the political economy of the pharmaceutical sector. Current research project: carleton.ca/ghostmanagement Also a big fan of craft beers, slap bass, and Japanese death metal.

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/s...
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New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?
Targeted gene therapies are highly effective at stopping cancers, but the very abundance of the treatments, plus cost and sluggish change, are hindering access.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fun to see AI-animated Keynes discussing AI as an economic possibility for his grandchildren. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...
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Opinion | What Would John Maynard Keynes Say About A.I.? The Keynes Bot Told Us.
Nearly a century ago, Keynes predicted that technology would liberate us from work. To imagine what he would think of artificial intelligence today, a Princeton economist used A.I.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A third of UK government’s nutrition advisers are still paid by food industry, including Coca-Cola and Nestlé. www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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A third of UK government’s nutrition advisers are still paid by food industry, including Coca-Cola and Nestlé
Financial conflicts of interest remain rife in the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN), BMJ analysis reveals. Despite a new code of conduct banning links to the food industry, members wi...
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I. ...which is something a smart president would never say ... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic’s CEO
The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.
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Kean Birch @keanbirch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I have a new policy briefing out with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (#CIGI) called "Assetization: Anything & Everything?" - it's an introduction to #assetization + its implications for policymaking || www.cigionline.org/publications...
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Assetization: Anything and Everything?
Anything that can be owned, and from which benefit can be derived, can be an asset. What do we need to understand about changing systems of valuation and ownership?
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Nature @nature.com · 15/08/2026
The NIH did not respond to Nature’s queries about the change or the agency’s rationale for the move away from research on the health effects of public policy go.nature.com/3U1910s
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NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policy
Nature - US biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers as ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New preprint on oseltamivir (the influenza drug that was massively stocked by many countries for pandemic preparedness): Treatment with oseltamivir is not only ineffective in critically ill patients with influenza, it also increases 90-day mortality. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Oseltamivir for Critically Ill Patients with Influenza: A Randomised Trial
​Background: The antiviral oseltamivir is widely used for the treatment of critically ill patients with influenza. Evidence from randomised trials about its eff
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO
Exclusive: Director general accuses corporations of obstructing efforts to tackle obesity crisis after investigation by Guardian and others
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Bipartisan Anger Grows at Pentagon’s Delayed ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanups
Hundreds of bases are contaminated with PFAS, which are linked to low birth weight and other risks. Politicians from both parties are demanding explanations.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Wow, MAGA is "decreasing" drug prices, again! This time with a 100% tariff, which, according to Trump's calculations, should decrease drug prices by 6000 or 7000%. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
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Trump threatens tariffs on generic drugs, complicating Canada’s on-shoring efforts
U.S. President plans to impose 100% levies on generic pharmaceuticals made abroad starting in 2028
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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‘If all else fails, sue’: how ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules
Exclusive: Global investigation reveals 235 lawsuits have been brought against governments in five countries since 2010
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/video/techno...
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Video: The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed
The New York Times found hundreds of A.I.-generated doctors, healers and wellness influencers on social media touting the health benefits of supplements to American consumers. Many of these hyperreali...
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Ben Allen @evodynamics.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...
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Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy - The Boston Globe
The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.
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Luciano Carment @lucianocarment.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Frank Stilwell, @garethbryant.bsky.social and I co-edited a special issue of JAPE all about teaching political economy. If you teach political economy, IPE or heterodox economics I think this issue will make for great reading and could be a valuable resource for your own practice. Check it out!
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New Issue of JAPE: Teaching Political Economy - Progress in Political Economy (PPE)
The usual focus of the Journal of Australian Political Economy (JAPE) is research – its framings, its findings, and the implications of the knowledge that the research generates. This issue of the jou...
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/a...
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Diabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cuts
The condemnations keep coming after five diabetes experts were escorted out of an ADA meeting for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal research cuts.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Ottawa veut pouvoir réautoriser des pesticides interdits Avec le projet de loi C-30, le gouvernement de Mark Carney pourra invalider des décisions basées sur la science de Santé Canada au sujet des pesticides. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/225...
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Ottawa veut pouvoir réautoriser des pesticides interdits
Avec le projet de loi C-30, le gouvernement de Mark Carney pourra invalider des décisions basées sur la science de Santé Canada au sujet des pesticides.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Interesting course on Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy offered by the WHO: whoacademy.org/coursewares/...
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Learn to build a healthier world | WHO Academy
Join WHO Academy to develop your skills and contribute to better health outcomes around the globe.
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The next Democratic president should consider who they want staffing their administration: those who will serve in government with one eye on future consulting gigs, or those for whom policy commitments come first. prospect.org/2026/04/14/k...
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Khan vs. Cutter: A Tale of Two Careers - The American Prospect
It was the age of corruption, and maybe, it was also the age of integrity.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"So anointed candidates gain money, attention, and support from a network of kingmakers and the capital that follows them, without anyone asking core questions about candidate quality or their record. " prospect.org/2026/05/29/d...
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Does Xavier Becerra Know What a PBM Is? - The American Prospect
The question speaks to how in the Democratic Party, there is no price paid for the inability to govern.
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James Packard Love @jamielove.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
@tahiramin.bsky.social and Rohit Malpani. The innovation trap: How pharma weaponizes a word to extend monopolies www.statnews.com/2026/05/26/h... via @statnews.com
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The innovation trap: How pharma weaponizes a word to extend monopolies
“Just because a company invests does not mean it has invented anything novel,” Tahir Amin and Rohit Malpani write in this excerpt from “Pharma Monopoly.”
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/o...
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Opinion | This Approach to Addiction Will Cost Lives
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Merci Radio-Canada pour votre couverture de la guerre au Liban avec des reporters locaux qui nous permettent de mieux comprendre le caractère hallucinant de la situation actuelle. ici.radio-canada.ca/info/long-fo...
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Aller aux toilettes, une épreuve pour les déplacés au Liban
Notre envoyée spéciale a parlé à des déplacés de guerre qui, dans la rue ou dans des refuges, n'ont pas accès à des installations sanitaires de base.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Fascinating read. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Inside the Interstitium, the Human Body’s Hidden Pathways
The detection of another circulatory system in the human body could have enormous scientific implications.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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‘They’ve invented a spurious pseudo-disease’: why are so many men being told they have low testosterone?
Social media influencers and booming men’s health companies are pushing the hormone as an answer to all ills. But is ‘low T’ really problematic – or something created to sell men a cure to a problem t...
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Kristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
China’s strict new supply chain regulations could create massive problems for Western biopharma companies www.statnews.com/2026/05/04/c... via @statnews.com
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China’s strict new supply chain regulations could create massive problems for Western biopharma companies
China is now a peer competitor in drug innovation — and it intends to stay that way on its own terms, writes Dennis Kwok.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/w...
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Canada Says Its Gold Is Traceable and Clean. So We Traced It.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...
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Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Israel’s failure to prosecute settlers who attacked Palestinians in the West Bank led to the country’s former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, calling for the international criminal court to intervene to save Palestinians from “Jewish terrorists”. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Israeli soldiers using sexual assault to force Palestinians out of West Bank, report says
Experts say attacks, also carried out by settlers, are leading girls to quit school and enter early marriages
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Cancer Research UK will stop funding open access publishing fees and has a good rationale for it. news.cancerresearchuk.org/2026/04/01/w...
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Why we won’t be funding open access publishing any more - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News
The open access movement was bold and promising, but ultimately disappointing. Now is the time to stop and call for a new way to make publishing work…
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Global super-rich may have hidden $3.55tn from tax officials, says Oxfam
Charity calls for a levy on the very richest and the closing of tax loopholes in its report on offshore wealth
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 26/03/2026
Now out in @bmj.com: With @mattherder.bsky.social, Fatima Hassan & Andrew Hill, we argue that the Trump administration’s deliberate assault on global health should be treated as a public health emergency of international concern under international law. www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Opinion | It’s Musk’s World Now
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Trump Administration Is World’s ‘Worst Public Health Emergency’ Say Experts www.newsweek.com/us-trump-adm...
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Trump administration is world’s "worst public health emergency" say experts
The researchers argue that U.S. policy shifts are fuelling disease spread and rising deaths—in some countries more than others.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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We’re letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out | George Monbiot
The fragility of the global food system fills me with dread – and the war with Iran has exposed just how close to collapse it is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...
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Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Top US Fema official claims to have teleported to a Waffle House before
‘Teleporting is no fun,’ Gregg Phillips, picked to lead Fema’s office of response and recovery, has said on a podcast
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/w... What? TrumpRx far from providing the lowest prices on drugs, as claimed by Trump. Why am I not surprised at all?...
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Trump Promised the ‘World’s Lowest’ Drug Prices. We Checked the Numbers.
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Therapeutics Initiative (TI) @drug-evidence.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
🚨 UBC TI #Deprescribing webinar (May 6th) "Optimizing Medications for Patients with Major Polypharmacy and Multiple Morbidities: Evidence and How to Apply It" Speaker: Dr. Anne Holbrook 👉 REGISTER NOW: ti.ubc.ca/deprescribin... #MedEd #CME #polypharmacy #BetterPrescribing
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Jeffrey Epstein et la philanthropie scientifique www.ledevoir.com/actualites/l...
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds
Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
It seems that voting for MAHA to reduce the use of glyphosate-based herbicide was not a great idea after all... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Trump order seeks to protect weedkiller at center of barrage of lawsuits
President’s move, which also seeks ‘immunity’ for makers, faces backlash from health advocates and Maha coalition
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
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Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free
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RareKids-CAN @rarekidscan.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Join us on Feb 4 for From Evidence to Access:
Advancing Pediatric Rare Disease Drug Availability in Canada. Matthew McDonald & Douglas Clark will discuss the evolving role of HTA and reimbursement policy in #pediatric #raredisease care. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
www.statnews.com/2026/01/25/w...
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Public health giant William Foege, who helped eradicate smallpox, has died at 89
‘I wish we could have spared him from seeing that’: Friends of Bill Foege on his legacy, and his anger over anti-vaccination.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Should Canada approve new drugs based on decisions in other countries? Especially in the context of politicization of drug approvals at the FDA? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Health Canada considering using decisions of foreign regulators for some drug approvals
Neither Health Minister’s office nor federal regulator ruled out including U.S. FDA on forthcoming list
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
This looks very interesting! mailchi.mp/consilium-sc...
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Seminar | The Role of Litigation in Exposing Challenges in Medical Research and Healthcare
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Consequence @consequence.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E." The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop." consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
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Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"
Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
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Kennedy Said His Dietary Advisers Would Have ‘No Conflicts of Interest.’ Some Did.
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Matthew Herper @matthewherper.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I was very sad to learn of the passing of David Mitchell, a cancer patient who turned his own battle into a fight to make medicines more affordable. Here, @pharmalot.bsky.social gets at why Mitchell was so special. www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/d...
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With political savvy and outrage over drug prices, advocate David Mitchell was ahead of his time
David Mitchell, who helped launch Patients for Affordable Drugs to raise awareness of high drug prices and seek to bring them down, died at age 75.
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