STORY AT-A-GLANCE

Cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra shares data on the Big Pharma takeover of modern medicine

Due to Big Pharma’s stronghold over health care, we’re facing what Malhotra calls a pandemic of misinformed doctors and unwittingly harmed and misinformed patients

Drug companies and medical device manufacturers aren’t in business to make patients happy; they’re beholden to their shareholders, for whom they have a financial obligation to produce a profit

Malhotra shares data showing why he believes COVID-19 shots should be suspended

Malhotra notes that political involvement and policy advocacy, combined with social participation and social movements, can together lead to the creation of relevant knowledge to protect public health