• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    The NIH is not immune to poison pill studies financed by the industry. Research America is the for-profit health industry with a mask on. It was also physically conducted by at least one member of a political think tank that lobbies for government payouts to corporations, (PPI). Then there’s this gem at the end-

    This research was supported by funding from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), Amgen Inc., The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis International AG, Sanofi S.A., and Pfizer Inc.

    Maybe, instead of leaning on opinion pieces written by the industry you should look at actual research done by PHDs.

    Like this direct comparison done for 2010-2019 finding industry breaks even with the government at it’s most forgiving calculation. And at worst the government is shouldering 90 percent of the costs.