October 2010

 Over the past several years, numerous reports and proposals from professional organizations, federal agencies, academic medical…

Conflict of interest regulations are also adversely affecting the relationship between physicians and industry by limiting the use…

As we mentioned earlier this week, Richard A. Epstein, a visiting scholar at the Manhattan Institute, examined “How…

In the middle of a serious re-election campaign one would not expect Senator Grassley to be sending letters questioning the…

Over the past several years, pharmaceutical and device companies have been facing significant legal and regulatory challenges that…

The Chicago Tribune was one of the media sponsors who worked with ProPublica this week to publish stories about a report on…

Many physicians find productive and rewarding careers in industry.  Other physicians believe that sharing information about…

 Investigative journalism usually consists of objective reporting of the facts and the unbiased presentation of evidence. Readers…

For the past several years, pharmaceutical and medical device companies have been posting payments made to physicians. Some…

In this month’s Continuing Physician Professional Development (CPPD) report, the American Medical Association (AMA) discussed a…