Rx Needed for Medical Journals Rx Needed for Medical Journals
Drug companies influence research; they also affect what gets published.
Jan 10, 2002 / Feature / Sonia Shah
No Last Rights No Last Rights
Attorney General John Ashcroft throws out Oregon's assisted suicide law, against the wishes of a majority of Oregonians and in defiance of a 1997 Supreme Court ruling.
Nov 21, 2001 / Editorial / David Sarasohn
Big Pharma’s Payoff Big Pharma’s Payoff
Talk about good times for Washington's mercenary culture. Even as officials scrambled to explain why they had not acted more quickly to protect postal workers from anthrax contami...
Oct 25, 2001 / Editorial / The Editors
Needed: Rx for Drug Costs Needed: Rx for Drug Costs
John Elias, my patient, has a dilemma. He can't afford to buy his medicines and also pay his rent. I'm sure he won't give up his apartment just to keep his veins filled with my ch...
Jun 28, 2001 / Editorial / Dr. Marc Siegel
Annan’s AIDS Crusade Annan’s AIDS Crusade
On a late June day that will surely have been picked by the political astrologers around him, Kofi Annan of Ghana will likely be coronated for a second five-year term as Secretary...
Jun 21, 2001 / Editorial / Pranay Gupte
Andrew Sullivan, Overexposed Andrew Sullivan, Overexposed
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Jun 5, 2001 / Feature / Richard Kim
AIDS and Poverty in Africa AIDS and Poverty in Africa
Prevention and treatment require a focus on overall health and development.
May 3, 2001 / Feature / Eileen Stillwaggon
AIDS: The New Apartheid AIDS: The New Apartheid
A campaign to help sick people in need of unaffordable medicines is clashing with forces in the global pharmaceutical industry.
Apr 26, 2001 / Editorial / Mark Gevisser
This Warning May Be Hazardous to Your Health This Warning May Be Hazardous to Your Health
A woman two months pregnant goes to see her Ob-Gyn for prenatal care. As required by law, her doctor informs her that her condition places her at greater risk for a wide range of...
Mar 30, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt
AIDS and Profits AIDS and Profits
This is not about profits and patents; it's about poverty and a devastating disease." That statement did not come from AIDS activists struggling to provide sub-Saharan Africa's...
Mar 22, 2001 / Editorial / The Editors