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The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on prisons and jails, where proper social distancing is nearly impossible to maintain.
By Phebe Hong Data is knowledge, and knowledge is power. Thanks to a recent court ruling, more medical data may soon be available to the public. A Southern District New York federal judge ruled this…
By Phebe Hong A city northwest of Atlanta is taking on Big Pharma. On February 6th, the city of Marietta filed a lawsuit in federal court in Atlanta against Mallinckrodt, a global specialty pharmaceutical company.…
By Phebe Hong The Department of Health and Human Services’ patent suit against Gilead made headlines earlier this month (as described here and here). The government seeks damages for Gilead’s alleged infringement of HHS patents…
By Phebe Hong The mission of the Patient Access Network Foundation (PANF) is “[t]o help underinsured people with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases get the medications and treatments they need by assisting with their out-of-pocket…
By Phebe Hong On October 7th, toward the end of his health care “bill-signing marathon,” Governor Gavin Newsom signed bill AB 824, making California the first state to ban pharmaceutical “pay-for-delay” deals. The new law…
By Phebe Hong It happens every year like clockwork: Apple releases a new iPhone, and then hordes of people rush to buy it, despite still owning perfectly functional older models. We’re willing to shell out…
By Phebe Hong Protective orders, confidentiality agreements, and sealed court files significantly impair public access to vitally important records. Recent news coverage highlighting two high-profile drug product liability cases are ongoing examples of how our…
By Phebe Hong Nine months have passed since the startling news broke in November 2018 that Chinese researcher He Jiankui had used CRISPR/Cas9 to genetically modify the embryos of twin girls. The controversial news spurred…
