7 Reflections on the Cancer Drugs Fund and Big Pharma
Vital drugs are being removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund, exposing the relationship between government, Big Pharma and the NHS in the provision of medication.
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Big Pharma: 8 Reasons We Need to Talk About the Pharmaceutical Industry
It's commonly said that the railways, NHS and post should be in public hands. Perhaps strangely, it would be less common to hear the same about the trillion dollar pharmaceutical industry which is currently running circles around us.
5 Terrains for the Struggle for Mental Health
While the social movements of the 1960s and 70s were characterized by strong anti-psychiatry currents, the politics of mental health remains somewhat neglected in contemporary movements despite mental health issues being on the rise since the 2008 global financial crisis. This article looks at 5 potential terrains of struggle.