US: Pharmaceutical company Bayer sued after denying benefits to gay widower
Pharmaceutical corporation Bayer is facing a lawsuit after refusing to pay out survivor benefits to a gay widower. The Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders has filed a lawsuit against the...
View ArticleCEO still hasn’t lowered price of AIDS drug like he promised
The former hedge fund manager who raised the price of AIDS drugs by 5500% is still charging the extreme prices, despite a promise to back down. Martin Shkreli, the 32-year-old founder and chief...
View Article$1 pill launched to rival AIDS drug after CEO forced 5500% price rise
A $1 rival to drug Daraprim has been launched – after a hedge fund manager raised the price of the AIDS drug by 5500%. Martin Shkreli, the 32-year-old founder and chief executive of Turing...
View ArticlePharma giant Gilead sued for ‘withholding’ safer HIV drug
A lawsuit has alleged that pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences is “intentionally withholding” a safer drug used for HIV treatments. The company holds a patent on Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF),...
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