Category Health Research

Pharma Financialized

Matthew Herder argues that recent drug price hikes are only one part of a bigger problem with industry-driven pharmaceutical research and development.

Flibanserin and Feminism

Adriane Fugh-Berman and Alessandra Hirsch consider the sexist roots and implications of flibanserin.

Be Brave: From Contemplation to Action in Canadian Health Care

Marika Warren and Kirstin Borgerson discuss a key obstacle to improving the Canadian health care system.

Is home-brew heroin really just a beer away? Reflections on regulation of yeast-based production of opiates.

Tania Bubela discusses the dangers of and need for regulating the production of yeast-based opiates.

“Female Viagra”: Is this little pink pill worth it?

Katy Fulfer addresses concerns about the approval of “female Viagra”