Why are Healthcare Costs So High in the U.S.A. versus Other Countries? (Part II)
In Part II of this series about the high costs of U.S. healthcare, I’ll talk about how politicians collude with pharma to ensure their mutual interests. Bet you already know that common ground is greed and power. For anyone who reads my column, you know that I worked in pharmaceutical…
DPT Vaccines Recalled in China
The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) announced on November 6, 2017 that batches of the Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus (DPT) vaccine from two companies, Changchun Changsheng BioTech and Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, did not meet national standards
Therapeutic Vaccine Market is Big Business
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first “therapeutic vaccine,” which is defined as a therapy that manipulates the immune system, a whole new market opened up for the vaccine industry. Driven as it is by an increasing worldwide incidence of…
Why are Healthcare Costs So High in the U.S.A. versus Other Countries? (Part I)
A recent phenomena in the healthcare industry is the rise of medical tourism. You’ve probably read an article or two that describes how someone can get surgery in Spain and enjoy a two week vacation while there—and the whole trip, including airfare, surgery and the hospital stay…
Pharma Won’t Fund Heroin Vaccine Trials
In the wake of the widely reported opioid addiction crisis in the United States, there has been a significant amount of speculation and discussion in the media about drug addiction vaccines, particularly for heroin. The Vaccine Reaction has been tracking this issue for several years.
Gates Foundation Invests in for-Profit Ventures
In 2016, a social advocacy group called Global Justice Now issued a report titled “Gated Development: Is the Gates Foundation always a force for good?” The report criticized the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for pursuing a strategy of funding projects of companies in which it holds…