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Health Jan 20
Behind Purdue Pharma’s marketing of OxyContinIn June, the state of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, which manufactures the prescription painkiller OxyContin, alleging that the family controlled-company misled patients about the dangers of the opioid drug. Now, new details about the company’s marketing strategy…
Nation Jan 19
Trump’s proposal to end shutdown still includes $5.7 billion wallPresident Trump offered on day 29 of a partial government shutdown what he described as a proposal to end the impasse, but it was one that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had already rejected before his announcement. NewsHour White House Correspondent…
Nation Dec 15
Millions of Americans’ health care under a ‘possible cloud’ after federal court rulingA coalition of states with Democratic leadership is promising to appeal a Texas federal court ruling on Friday that aimed to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act. The case was brought by a group of Republican state attorneys general and…
World Oct 21
Documentary sheds light on World War II’s #MeToo generationDuring the Second World War, the Japanese Imperial Army forced more than 200,000 women into sex slavery. This week, POV is airing “The Apology,” a documentary following three of those "comfort women," who came forward with their stories after decades…
