Pharma
How Big Pharma Drug Pricing Costs Us Our Health
AIDS activism group ACT UP is on the front lines again—this time in a global fight for universal access to 'miracle' hep C, HIV, and cancer medications. So what's stopping it?
'The Secret Murder Cults of the Movers and Shakers of Big Pharma,' a Comic by Benjamin Marra
Who are the monsters who control the substances we need to live? What do they do behind closed doors?
Setting Fire to Drinking Water (Excerpt from ‘Superbugs’)
VICE News reporter Neha Shastry speaks to a sheriff of a small village downstream from pharmaceutical factories about how the rise of the industry has effected the local waterways.
Antibiotic Resistance Is a Public Health Nightmare — And It's Not Going to Stop
Antibiotics-resistant bacteria are growing due to evolution sped up by improper prescribing. They kill around 23,000 Americans each year, and we're running out of alternative treatments.
Superbugs: The Dark Side of India’s Drug Boom
VICE News travels to Hyderabad, India's pharmaceutical capital, to see how the pollution from pharmaceutical factories risks giving rise to the next “superbug."
Superbugs: The Dark Side of India’s Drug Boom (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News travels to India's pharma capital to see how the pollution from pharmaceutical factories risks giving rise to the next “superbug."
Canada’s ‘Uniquely Stupid’ Drug Pricing System Is Ripping Off Patients
As outrage continues to gather over "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli, a new report released this week found wild discrepancies in the cost of generics in Canada versus outside and experts say a "foolish" system is to blame.
Looks Like Martin Shkreli's Twitter Got Hacked
Everyone’s favorite twerp Martin Shkreli has been hacked—at least on Twitter.
This Is Why the Feds Arrested Martin Shkreli
Long before he started drawing public rage for his drug price hike, Shkreli ran a couple of hedge funds.
See-Through Zebrafish Offer a Window Into the Chilling Creep of Meningitis
A uniquely unpleasant way to go.
A Pill Doesn't Have to Cost $750 To Be Outrageous and Exploitative
Turing is just a symptom of much deeper pharmaceutical woes.
Martin Shkreli Now Says He'll Lower the Price of His $750 Pill
The pharmaceutical executive admits he's bowing to public pressure after Hillary Clinton hinted at new regulations for the drug industry.