Sawbones: Patents vs. Life-Saving Drugs
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
English - July 18, 2023 16:00 - 38 minutes - 36 MB - ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsComedy Health & Fitness Medicine sawbones comedy history medicine medical history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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John Green recently made a video asking Johnson & Johnson not to extend their patent on a tuberculosis drug, which would keep it exclusive and expensive. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about how drug patents work, the recent (good) update about bedaquiline specifically, and the next steps that pharmaceutical companies and the government need to make to keep life-saving drugs affordable. We’re back to classic Sawbones, keeping tabs on Big Pharma again.
Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/