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A presidential agenda, pro-industry proposals and a probe — documents reveal Big Tobacco’s influence in the Philippines and on the international stage.

As public health experts warn of the dangers of heated tobacco products like IQOS, Lord Ed Vaizey argued that they should be excluded from a landmark ban pending further study – after touring Philip Morris International's lab.

Pharma companies selling opioids worldwide and profiting as addiction and overdoses mount, a global investigation finds.

Fueled by misleading marketing claims, the German drugmaker’s painkiller tapentadol is on the rise.

As legal battles over vapes and menthol cigarettes mount, tobacco companies turn to former agency insiders to press their case.

New report details Blackstone and American Securities’ acquisition of firms that sell lead chromate, a toxic compound widely used in poorer countries.

Alcohol companies are targeting new markets and dodging regulation worldwide while excess drinking causes millions of deaths each year.

Advocates are skeptical that the announcement is sincere after The Examination revealed previous investment threats by the tobacco giant.

PFAS tied to lithium ion battery production are part of a growing “public health disaster,” prompting some legislators to  push  for broader regulation.

People in states where marijuana remains illegal are failing drug tests and facing major repercussions even though they say it is legal hemp that they are consuming.