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Marc-André Gagnon
@m-a-gagnon.bsky.social
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Professor in public policy at Carleton University.
Focus on the political economy of the pharmaceutical sector.
Current research project: https://carleton.ca/ghostmanagement/
Also a big fan of craft beers, slap bass, and Japanese death metal.
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Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 16%
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 2d
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
Kennedy Said His Dietary Advisers Would Have ‘No Conflicts of Interest.’ Some Did.
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Stacie B. Dusetzina, Ameet Sarpatwari, Els Torreele , and 1 more

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Matthew Herper @matthewherper.bsky.social · 6d
I was very sad to learn of the passing of David Mitchell,
a cancer patient who turned his own battle into a fight to make medicines more affordable. Here, @pharmalot.bsky.social gets at why Mitchell was so special.

www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/d...
With political savvy and outrage over drug prices, advocate David Mitchell was ahead of his time
David Mitchell, who helped launch Patients for Affordable Drugs to raise awareness of high drug prices and seek to bring them down, died at age 75.
www.statnews.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 9d
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/c...
A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup
www.nytimes.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 20d
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Appalachia, Children Inherited the Opioid Crisis
The pain of drug addiction continues to course through towns like Clarksburg, W.Va., where many babies are born withdrawing and have to be taken from their parents.
www.nytimes.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 24d
Pesticides : la fin des évaluations régulières inquiète

Des chercheurs et des organisations non gouvernementales s'inquiètent de l'intention du gouvernement fédéral d'arrêter la réévaluation régulière des pesticides.

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Pesticides : la fin des évaluations régulières inquiète
Des chercheurs et des organisations non gouvernementales s'inquiètent de l'intention du gouvernement fédéral d'arrêter la réévaluation régulière des pesticides.
ici.radio-canada.ca

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 27d
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Reclaiming human care from surveillance capitalism
We must end the commodification of health data by big tech companies, centre healthcare on care, and put people back in control, argue Victor, J P, and Victor M Montori Big tech companies are drivin...
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 29d
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/c...
MAHA Moms Are Angry at the E.P.A. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Win Them Back.
www.nytimes.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Dec 11
Number of people starting ADHD meds is up 157% in Ontario: study | Health News | thecanadianpressnews.ca share.google/PR4Be8RKfd9d...
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The Canadian Press News Home
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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Dec 4
usrtk.org/pesticides/l...
Landmark glyphosate safety study retracted for Monsanto ghostwriting, other ethics problems
A scientific study that regulators around the world relied on for decades to justify continued approval of glyphosate was quietly retracted last Friday.
usrtk.org

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Dec 4
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Prescription drug prices are very likely to increase in Canada - CCPA
Canada has a drug price problem, and it risks getting a lot worse in the near future. Canadian prices for patented drugs are already the 4th highest amongst 31 countries in the Organization for Econom...
www.policyalternatives.ca

Reposted by Marc‐André Gagnon

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Vincent Granier @vincentgranier.bsky.social · Dec 3
Un contentieux entre un laboratoire pharmaceutique et une ex-employée dévoile les dessous peu reluisants du métier des "visiteurs médicaux" (la VM dans le jargon pharma, qui flirte -pour ne pas dire plus- avec les limites de la loi anti-cadeaux) : justice.pappers.fr/decision/955...
Cour d'appel de Lyon, 19 novembre 2025, 22/02377
Décision complète CA Lyon, 19 nov. 2025, n° 22/02377 : résumé, parties en présence, historique du contentieux et portée juridique.
justice.pappers.fr

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Dec 2
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/b...
To Avoid Tariffs, U.K. Agrees to Trump’s Demand to Pay More for Drugs
www.nytimes.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 28
Igorrr
Maximum the Hormone
BloodyWood
Fugazi
Ramones

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 28
New from the Trump administration to make America great again: Nursing is no longer a profession.

This is not a joke.

Reposted by Marc‐André Gagnon

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Linda A. White @lindawhite.bsky.social · Nov 28
“It has also been reported that engineering, a business master's, counseling or therapy, and speech pathology will not be considered "professional" either.” www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin
Certain students may no longer receive the same loan for their studies as what counts as "professional" will determine how much they get.
www.newsweek.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 26
J'ai un commentaire sur cet article quant aux marques maison pour les génériques.
Mais ça fait tout drôle qu'ils aient utilisé une photo d'il y a 16 ans alors que j'étais encore étudiant su doctorat...
www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/11/19/f...
Familiprix lance sa marque maison de médicaments génériques... mais refuse d’en parler publiquement
La chaîne Familiprix s’est récemment lancée dans le lucratif marché des médicaments génériques de marque maison, mais refuse d’en parler publiquement.
www.journaldemontreal.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 24
What to Know About Teen Sexual Development and S.S.R.I.s www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/m...
What to Know About Teen Sexual Development and S.S.R.I.s
www.nytimes.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 24
More Teens Are Taking Antidepressants. It Could Disrupt Their Sex Lives for Years. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/m...
More Teens Are Taking Antidepressants. It Could Disrupt Their Sex Lives for Years.
www.nytimes.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 23
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Here’s one thing Mark Carney could do that would improve the welfare of more Canadians than any pipeline or mine
Canada spends about $10 billion more on medicines each year than countries with universal pharmacare because our system doesn't provide access to medications through government-issued health cards.
www.thestar.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 22
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ no longer only science fiction, say researchers
UK academics say latest chemicals are ‘wake-up call’ and urge global action to stop weaponisation of neuroscience
www.theguardian.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 19
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/h...
Judge to Approve Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy, Releasing Billions for Opioid Plaintiffs
www.nytimes.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 17
Addyi (Pink Viagra) is making a comeback with the rebirth of Sprout pharmaceuticals, the PR company dressing up as a pharmaceutical company.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...
A Pill for Women’s Libido Meets a Cultural Moment
www.nytimes.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 15
Excellent read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
Opinion | Our Deadly Fentanyl Delusion
www.nytimes.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 14
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 8
Science For Sale: How Drugmakers Captured The FDA www.levernews.com/science-for-...
Science For Sale: How Drugmakers Captured The FDA
The pharmaceutical industry spent decades manipulating the country’s top drug regulator into rubber-stamping its products. The Trump administration is making matters worse.
www.levernews.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Nov 4
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/h...
The Workers Left Out of Trump’s Drug-Manufacturing Renaissance
www.nytimes.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Oct 31
My Halloween costume is about riding the Donald Trump chaos.

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Oct 25
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I was contaminated’: study reveals how hard it is to avoid pesticide exposure
Silicone wristbands worn by volunteers in the Netherlands captured 173 substances in one week
www.theguardian.com

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Oct 21
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/c...
From Industry to E.P.A.: Lobbyist Now Oversees Pesticide Rules
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Robert Wolfe, Marc‐André Gagnon

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · Oct 18
Canada here.
Fun facts
Short 🧵

Insulin was first discovered at UofT here in 1921 thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/t...
Mass production (and export!) of insulin was on a strictly non-profit/cost-recovery basis by 1923.
connaught.research.utoronto.ca/about/histor...