Madlen Davies
Senior Editor at The Examination
Senior editor @examinationnews. Formerly @bmj_latest & @tbij. Interests include being outside in the sunshine and not on Twitter.
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Mar 20, 2025 |
telegraph.co.uk | Madlen Davies |Hristio Boytchev |Rafael Cabrera
Prescriptions of the lesser-known drug surged after being marketed as safer alternative to classic opioidsAfter years of misery, Brad Lievoort managed to beat his addiction to oxycodone. In 2018, he and his wife, Linda Matthews, from Victoria, Australia, were hosting game nights and taking weekend trips. They had made it, Linda thought. Brad felt happy to be alive. But when Brad developed chronic headaches, a doctor prescribed a drug they weren't familiar with: tapentadol. Another opioid.
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Mar 20, 2025 |
saludconlupa.com | Hristio Boytchev |Madlen Davies |Rafael Cabrera
Las ventas de tapentadol, el analgésico de la farmacéutica alemana, se han disparado gracias a una publicidad engañosa. Este reportaje se publica en colaboración con The Examination como parte del proyecto Un Mundo de Dolor, una investigación colaborativa entre periodistas de más de 10 países. Linda Matthews se enamoró de un hombre encantador y gracioso que, como ella, amaba el rugby y las series policíacas. Brad Liefvoort era su alma gemela. Se veía formando una familia con él.
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Mar 19, 2025 |
theexamination.org | Hristio Boytchev |Madlen Davies |Rafael Cabrera
World of Pain is a reporting collaboration among journalists in more than 10 countries on how opioid companies worldwide are profiting as addiction and overdoses rise. This story is co-published in partnership with The Lancet and The Telegraph. Linda Matthews fell in love with a man who was charming and funny and, like her, loved rugby and true crime. Brad Liefvoort was her soulmate. She could see herself raising a family with him. Then came the drugs.
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Sep 21, 2024 |
postguam.com | Madlen Davies |Hristio Boytchev |David Ovalle
At home in the United States, Purdue Pharma, the drugmaker accused of fueling the opioid crisis through its aggressive marketing of highly addictive pain pills, is bankrupt and facing thousands of lawsuits. Abroad, its global counterparts are selling opioids – and still profiting. Among the beneficiaries: some members of the Sackler family, who own Purdue and also sit atop a group of international companies known as Mundipharma, records show.
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Sep 17, 2024 |
msn.com | Madlen Davies |Hristio Boytchev |David Ovalle
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