Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPAC) Timelines for Implementation
Now that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC) is law, there are some important dates and timelines for how this…
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ICMJE Uniform Disclosure of Competing Interest Form
In January, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommended a new “Uniform Format…
JAMA: Nissen and DeAngelis on Industry Supported Clinical Trials
After the New York Times publication of Steve Nissen’s secret tape recording meetings with pharmaceutical executives the Journal…
Sir James Black (1928-2010), Pioneer in Innovation and Collaboration Saving…
The field of medicine and pharmacology this week lost one of its best: Dr. James W. Black, a Scottish pharmacologist whose…
Building a Comparative FDA May Not Lead to Effectiveness
A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) discusses how to “Build Comparative Efficacy and…
Senate to Vote on Changes to Reconciliation Package – List of…
This afternoon the Senate will be holding 8+ hours of debate on amendments offered by the Republicans to the House Reconciliation…
Physician Payment Sunshine: Marketing Research Association Declares a…
While insurance companies, pharmaceutical and medical device makers, and doctors are still trying to determine how the newly…
NIH Transparency: Research Over Bureaucracy
This past January, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) sent letters to Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National…
Senate Aging Committee on Pharmaceutical Pricing
At the Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing last week, Senators focused on “Seniors Feeling the Squeeze: Rising Drug Prices…
Stanford Ban’s Volunteer Faculty from Working with Industry
Although the Stanford University School of Medicine already has one of the most comprehensive policies in the country governing…