Lecia Bushak interviews Chris Barr, head of U.S. CSR and philanthropy for Takeda, about the impetus behind the drugmaker’s “food as medicine” effort and how it’s working with nonprofits to measure the impact on outcomes.
In her Policy report, Lecia also discusses the Justice Department's proposal to ease restrictions on marijuana.
Plus influencers’ spread of misinformation about sunscreen and skin cancer tops our Trends segment, along with bird flu concerns, and the reorg at trade group BIO.
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