Sydney Lupkin
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Pharma spending on lobbying skyrocketed in Trump’s first quarter
Eight pharmaceutical companies more than doubled their lobbying spending in the first three months of 2017.
Pharma spending on lobbying skyrocketed in Trump’s first quarter
Health companies gave generously to President Trump’s inauguration
Facing acute risks to their businesses from Washington policymakers, health companies spent more than $2 million to buy access to the incoming Trump administration via candlelight dinners, black-tie balls and other inauguration events.
Health companies gave generously to President Trump’s inauguration
Trump’s choice to run food and drug agency has pharma connections
Scott Gottlieb, nominated to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has deep ties to industry, and has worn many other hats in his career.
Trump’s choice to run food and drug agency has pharma connections
Senators call for investigation into possible abuses of Orphan Drug Act
Building on weeks of mounting pressure to address high prescription drug prices, three influential U.S. senators have asked the government’s accountability arm to probe the orphan drug program for potential misuse.
Senators call for investigation into possible abuses of Orphan Drug Act
Former head of FDA concerned about faster drug approvals
Robert Califf, the just-departed commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, offers his take on the Trump administration's plans to speed up drug approvals and dramatically reduce regulations at the agency.
Former head of FDA concerned about faster drug approvals
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Highly cited autism paper earns expression of concern over data duplications
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Govern neurodata by how it’s used, not where it’s from
New neurodata laws will shape how researchers gather, share and reuse brain data. A use-based governance protects basic researchers and those whose data are being used, without freezing science.
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How new technologies can bring primatologists and systems neuroscientists together
The two groups study the same behavioral phenomena yet rarely interact or read each other's work—a mutual blind spot that weakens both fields. New technologies offer a chance to bring them together.
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