tl;dw: Johnson and Johnson is using a legal loophole to extend a patent on a life-saving drug, preventing generics from being made. Scientists estimate this will lead to 6 million more people dying of tuberculosis over the next four years, because they cannot afford the high-priced name-brand drug.

  • KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]
    hexagon
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    1 year ago

    Ask the tobacco companies. And the fossil fuel companies. And HSBC bank (which was a major player in the Opium Wars of the 1800s).