Saturday, October 9, 2021

Facebook Thread About Big Pharma Malfeasance, And The First Ever Woman Editor Of "The New England Journal Of Medicine," Maria Angell's Spot-On Criticism Of The Pharmaceutical Industry

 These are things we don’t say in polite capitalist company

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  • LJ: I guess I am not polite. Curious to me from other posts, that you appear to be in support of Big Pharma's vaccination program while posting this quote. Mystery abounds....
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    • Alan Archibald
      LJ Although I think Big Pharma (at least on an unconscious level) would prefer not to eliminate disease, I do think BP will develop drugs to ameliorate disease and vaccines to control pandemics. And occasionally, they virtually eradicate diseases such as smallpox and polio. I do not hold myself to the impossibly high bar of perfection, but will often be happy with a half loaf rather than none.
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    • How Big Pharma Reaps Profits While Hurting Everyday Americans - Center for American Progress
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      How Big Pharma Reaps Profits While Hurting Everyday Americans - Center for American Progress
      How Big Pharma Reaps Profits While Hurting Everyday Americans - Center for American Progress
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    • Alan Archibald
      If you do not know Dr. Marcia Angell, she's a crucially important figure in the struggle for pharmaceutical sanity. Dr. Angell is also the first woman editor of the "New England Journal Of Medicine." https://cyber.harvard.edu/.../images/NYReviewBooksAngell.pdf
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    • Alan Archibald
      If you like what you read, you may want to hear Angell interviewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8FeLQVI5Lw
      A Conversation with Dr. Marcia Angell
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      A Conversation with Dr. Marcia Angell
      A Conversation with Dr. Marcia Angell
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    • LJ: It is not perfectionism, but sanity I seek.
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    • LJ: Wow. I was literally writing the word "sanity" when your post with " struggle for pharmaceutical sanity." came in. Bizarre. To me it is insane to give any credibility/ $$$$/power to an entity that is as "misguided" (I am being kind here) as BP. They do a whole lot of harm to a who lot of people. And reap huge rewards for their tricks.
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    • LJ to Alan Archibald I will listen to Dr. Angell ?! tomorrow.
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    • Alan Archibald
      LJ: I hope you get around to Angell's interview.
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    • Alan Archibald
      LJ: I pretty much agree with your critique except your refusal to give "any" thing to big pharma. Yes, in the main they are slime pigs -- not infrequenlty murderous slime pigs -- but I believe the devil must be given his due, or we tip into the more dangerous domain of perfectionism. "Even a broken clock is right twice a day."
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