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Pharma Cash to Congress
By Elizabeth Lucas and KFF Health News Staff
A KFF Health News database tracks campaign donations from drugmakers over the past 10 years.
Heart Association Puts Halt To Bayer’s Giant Displays Of Baby Aspirin
By Phil Galewitz
After Kaiser Health News’ questions, the association tells the aspirin maker to take down display bins at Walmart pharmacies that gave a false impression that the over-the-counter drug is recommended for everyone to prevent heart attacks.
Senators Who Led Pharma-Friendly Patent Reform Also Prime Targets For Pharma Cash
By Emmarie Huetteman
Three senators on a revived subcommittee received more than $100,000 each from drugmakers.
Mask Shortage Straps Pharmacists Who Need Them To Keep Medicines Pure
By Christina Jewett and Sydney Lupkin, NPR News
Fifteen percent of hospital pharmacists who prepare injectable drugs are going without the protective masks they typically use or are using substitutes for masks.
Why Hoarding Of Hydroxychloroquine Needs To Stop
By Martha Bebinger, WBUR
Six states — Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas — have taken steps to limit inappropriate prescriptions for the medicine and preserve supplies for patients who take it for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.