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Lucy Xiaolu Wang

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Cannabis legalization spurs innovation, but not always in ways that benefit patients or public health

Legal recreational cannabis use comes with an increase in innovation – but tends to focus on what marketers and businesses are interested in, rather...

13.04.2026 10

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Lucy Xiaolu Wang

Some new drugs aren’t actually ‘new’ – pharmaceutical companies exploit patents and raise prices for patients, but data transparency can help protect innovation

By extending their monopoly on a drug, companies prevent generics and other competitors from driving down prices. But increasing transparency can help...

23.09.2025 10

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Lucy Xiaolu Wang

When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs

Pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to sell drugs to countries that can’t afford them. But bargaining together can increase access to...

17.06.2025 10

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Lucy Xiaolu Wang