Reporter at @propublica.org https://bsky.app/profile/davidarmstrongx.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidarmstrongx.bsky.social/post/3mkbodog4c22nThe Purdue Pharma settlement somehow got even worse for victims. Tens of thousands of those who suffered from the company pushing OxyContin will get nothing. Meanwhile a company lawyer is billing at $2,935 an hour. https://www.propublica.org/article/purdue-settlement-leaves-opioid-victims-behind24 Apr 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:galrfhr7saafpmgsibeec6og/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbodog4c22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidarmstrongx.bsky.social/post/3loo2m4ylyk2yI have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. https://www.propublica.org/article/revlimid-price-cancer-celgene-drugs-fda-multiple-myeloma08 May 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:galrfhr7saafpmgsibeec6og/app.bsky.feed.post/3loo2m4ylyk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidarmstrongx.bsky.social/post/3ll4uqvosvs2pThe momentum from dramatic improvements in cancer treatment over the past two decades is now at risk https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/trump-cancer-research-funding-cuts-patients-researchers-worried/24 Mar 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:galrfhr7saafpmgsibeec6og/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4uqvosvs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davidarmstrongx.bsky.social/post/3ldj2oip3vc2xWho wins when a major opioid manufacturer settles federal claims of reckless behavior? The lawyers ($350 million) and company executives ($95 million in bonuses). Losers? Opioid victims (about $1,000 per victim). Read the details here - https://www.propublica.org/article/endo-settlement-opioids-justice-department17 Dec 2024 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:galrfhr7saafpmgsibeec6og/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj2oip3vc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidarmstrongx.bsky.social/post/3ldbertgwak23In wake of McKinsey's $650 million settlement with the government for its role advising opioid companies, read our story from nearly six years ago on how the company helped Purdue Pharma https://www.propublica.org/article/oxycontin-purdue-pharma-massachusetts-lawsuit-anti-addiction-market14 Dec 2024 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:galrfhr7saafpmgsibeec6og/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbertgwak23