And, as Lembke points out, doctors are a group chosen for more or less exactly the opposite characteristics. What about the part played by pharmaceutical companies in this crisis? Or is this just how Big Pharma always operates, dodging the law and relevant moral principles in single-minded pursuit of Big Profit? The immersion journalist Barry Werth provided a more sympathetic view of the pharmaceutical industry after taking two deep dives into the workings of a young biotech company. and hepatitis C drugs, and many of the executives Werth trails are clearly committed to the humanitarian aspects of their work.

Source: New York Times December 17, 2018 10:00 UTC