July 2010

After almost two days of rigorous debate, the time for the FDA vote on the fate of Avandia is upon us. The 33 member FDA advisory…

We have compiled  a chart of companies that disclose their educational grant payments for  2009 and 2010. In 2009…

The medical device industry was pleased last week when the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 145-4 to repeal the “gift…

In July 2009, the Massachusetts state legislature enacted the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code…

I received this from Kim Vale, a researcher who is reviewing university conflict of interest policies:   A big-wig from a…

The Advertising Coalition recently sent comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to a Notice of Proposed…

 The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) released its 2009 annual data, which provides an in-depth view…

According to a FDA memo and recent article in the RPM Report, “continuing medical education (CME) has been under attack in…

As part of the state economic stimulus package, tonight the Massachusetts state house passed a repeal of the Pharmaceutical and…

President Obama chose to make Donald Berwick, MD a recess appointment as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…