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A Human Rights Approach to Personal Information Technology

Bill of Health

The agent can be informal, such as a spouse or caregiver, or legally bound as a fiduciary, such as a doctor. Either way, the ability to freely choose one’s partner or licensed fiduciary is a core human right. This avoids vendor lock-in to corporate or government interests.

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The 2021 Shkreli Awards: Lown Institute Counts Down the Top 10 Healthcare Industry Abuses in the Coronavirus Pandemic

Health Populi

When he led Turing Pharmaceuticals in 2015, he acquired a license for the drug Daraprim (an anti-malarial therapy also used for HIV/AIDS), raising the drug price from $13.50 government. (In 10 – Medical staffing companies cut doctors’ pay while spending millions on political ads. #9- a pill to $750 a pill.