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Pharmaceuticals

After a Point-Blank Rejection Letter From the FDA, This Founder Went Back to the Drawing Board

After a Point-Blank Rejection Letter From the FDA, This Founder Went Back to the Drawing Board

Cindy Whitehead spent years working on a treatment for low sexual desire in women. When the FDA rejected her drug, she disputed the decision with the stories of affected women -- and won.
Hayden Field | 7 min read
Minnesota Study Adds to Growing Evidence Medical Marijuana Reduces Opioid Use

Minnesota Study Adds to Growing Evidence Medical Marijuana Reduces Opioid Use

This study, plus an earlier on in Israel, bolsters anecdotal evidence that in states where marijuana is legal, opioid overdoses decline.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
To Understand the Forces Favoring and Opposing Legal Marijuana, Study Arizona.

To Understand the Forces Favoring and Opposing Legal Marijuana, Study Arizona.

The economic and cultural interests urging and resisting legalization are vividly displayed in Arizona.
Andre Bourque | 7 min read
Court Orders Gilead to Pay Merck $200 Million for Hepatitis C Drug Patent Infringment

Court Orders Gilead to Pay Merck $200 Million for Hepatitis C Drug Patent Infringment

Merck had originally asked for $2 billion.
Reuters | 3 min read
Stryker Corp Buys Physio-Control International for $1.28 Billion

Stryker Corp Buys Physio-Control International for $1.28 Billion

The acquisition will help the company expand its emergency medical services business/
Reuters | 2 min read

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