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13.04.26

Global Health

Big Pharma’s biggest seller: how one drug makes more money than McDonald’s

Major new project reveals the aggressive strategies used by MSD to make billions from a drug many desperate patients can’t afford

4 minute read

13.04.26

Global Health

What’s the true cost of the world’s bestselling cancer drug?

We reveal how the bullish tactics of a pharma giant have left taxpayers spending over the odds for its life-saving medicine

10 minute read

13.04.26

Global Health

Inside the £64bn pharma deal that could cost more lives than Covid

With the NHS on its knees, the UK has struck a secretive new drugs deal. But how was it made – and what will it really cost?

9 minute read

09.04.26

Global Health

A dodgy drug-maker and corporate perks: how UK health aid is really being spent

British International Investment has funnelled millions in public aid money to scandal-ridden companies

6 minute read

16.03.26

Global Health

Peru takes steps against bad drugs – but we still have questions

Government has announced a new factory inspection regime with an overhaul of the regulator also on the cards

2 minute read

12.02.26

Global Health

Cancer drugs are being scrapped at huge scale after quality failures in Peru

Tens of thousands of vials have been pulled from shelves at the last minute because the country keeps buying dangerous drugs

10 minute read

30.01.26

Global Health

What happens after you survive a bomb?

In Gaza, Israel’s explosives have killed tens of thousands – and caused a lifetime of suffering for many more survivors

6 minute read

15.12.25

Global Health

UK regulator investigating bad cancer drugs revealed by TBIJ

MHRA tells cancer pharmacists it will look into shipments of failed drugs that were exported to UK

2 minute read

10.12.25

Global Health

Who keeps our medicines safe? Life as a drug inspector in India

In the ‘pharmacy of the world’, a small number of workers provide a vital layer of protection for patients

3 minute read

10.12.25

Global Health

An Indian company struck gold by making vital drugs affordable. But there’s a catch

Zee Laboratories’ medicines have failed tests repeatedly. So why are they still on shelves around the world?

9 minute read

15.10.25

Global Health

Shattered concrete, dirty water and asbestos: Israeli bombing causes ‘unparalleled’ ecological crisis in Gaza

Contaminated air, land and water has put region at risk of multiple public health and environmental emergencies, report says

5 minute read

13.10.25

Global Health

Why do children keep dying from toxic cough syrup?

The deaths of 24 children in India last month was the latest in a series of tragedies. But who is being held to account?

5 minute read

29.09.25

Global Health

Patients left to suffer as painkiller crisis hits Gaza

Israeli restrictions leave doctors short of vital drugs

6 minute read

03.09.25

Global Health

Meta ‘eavesdropping’ case shows how period apps have become a data goldmine

Tech giant was found to have illegally collected user info – but this could be a landmark moment for data privacy

5 minute read

21.08.25

Global Health

‘We’re flying blind’: Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals face spiralling infections crisis

Sudden surge in mass casualty events, many at aid points, has created conditions where bacteria can spread unchecked

8 minute read

25.06.25

Global Health

What do different cancer drugs do?

Cancer drugs used in more than 100 countries have failed quality tests. But what are these drugs and how are they used?

25.06.25

Global Health

What are generic drugs and are they safe?

TBIJ has uncovered bad cancer drugs used around the world. All are so-called generics – but what does this mean?

25.06.25

Global Health

How do unsafe cancer drugs reach patients?

How bad medicines end up on hospital shelves around the world

25.06.25

Global Health

‘It’s heartbreaking’: Bad cancer drugs shipped to more than 100 countries

Major investigation into life-saving medicines reveals gaping holes in global safety nets

13 minute read

13.06.25

Global Superbugs

MPs raise the alarm over superbug risk

Public Accounts Committee says UK has missed key targets and is weakening its ambitions

3 minute read

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