Pills and Fame

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The Price Of Remission

David Armstrong | ProPublica | 8th May 2025

Heath reporter investigates the cost of his treatment. After being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, he is prescribed Revlimid, a thalidomide derivative that greatly improves the prognosis for blood cancer patients. Each daily pill costs 25 cents to make yet costs $1,000 to buy. Why? In his journey through the US healthcare system, he uncovers the extraordinary greed that underpins it all (7,200 words)

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Very Important People

Mike Nagel | Dirt | 28th November 2025

Wry musings on meetings between the famous and the non-famous. Most of the time, there is no second beat to a celebrity encounter. There is no deeper connection or "then what". The seeing is the point. Thus, when our narrator gets the chance to spend a whole weekend around famous musicians, his brain short circuits. Should he throw a baked potato at a rock star's head? Just to see what happens? (2,600 words)

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