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Cici Zhao

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Oh cool, so if a compound actually works, it gets snatched up by Big Pharma, legally bullied out of existence, or paywalled behind a prescription? Love that for us. 🙃 Isn't this when when regulation should step in? But then you look at how deep the pharma lobby’s pockets are, and suddenly the government is just… conveniently absent. Capitalism is supposed to foster innovation and give consumers better options, but instead, it's blocking that. What’s the move here—just accept it? Or is there any real way to push back against this nonsense? 😠🤬 This article discusses strategic patenting by pharmaceutical companies and argues that it requires intervention by competition authorities. https://lithub.com/how-bi.. #ScholER #Healthspan Advocates #Biohackers Connect
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How Big Pharma and Big Tech Collude To Exploit Basic Human Needs

What makes technological change happen? How are technologies—the artifacts, systems, and infrastructures that intervene in and reshape the material world—developed? Contrary to popular imagination,…

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