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Top Democrat demands PhRMA, BIO do more on gender issues after party with topless dancers

A top senator is asking PhRMA and BIO to detail what they are doing to address sexual harassment at their members' companies, particularly after an industry event that featured topless…

WASHINGTON — A top Democratic senator is asking PhRMA and BIO, the major pharma and biotech industry trade groups, to detail what they are doing to address sexual harassment at their members’ companies, particularly after an industry event earlier this month featured topless dancers.

In two letters sent Thursday and shared with STAT, Sen. Patty Murray of Washington cited “problematic public reports

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