FDA caught manipulating the media to protect Big Pharma’s profits

‘Evidence has recently been uncovered revealing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) routinely manipulates the media to protect the agency’s own interests – or more specifically, those of Big Pharma.
Scientific American has obtained documents through the Freedom of Information Act that cast light on the agency’s use of numerous techniques it uses to control the flow of information to the public by imposing restrictions on the scientific press and mass media outlets.
One of the main ways this is accomplished is through the imposition of what are termed “close-hold embargoes,” which allow selected members of the press to receive advance information about upcoming announcements and agency activities.’
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