Health Care Reform: Democrat Congressman Calls for Starting from the…
This week Congress is in the final leg of passing health care reform, and politicians are gathering as many votes to save…
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Continuing Education Reform: Are We Throwing the Baby Out With the…
Recent evaluations of professional societies and accredited continuing medical education (CME) providers have “further…
FDA Educates Industry on Development of Orphan Drugs
In the complex and expensive world of research and development for drugs, there are therapies for conditions known as “orphan…
ACC 2010 Features Debate on Industry Support of Education
On Tuesday March 16th at 8:00am, there will be a debate at the American College of Cardiology Meeting in Altanta Georgia on…
Nature Editorial: Building Bridges not Barriers
An editorial in Nature used the recent appointment of William Chin as a perfect example of why “industry talent should be…
GAO Recommends the FDA to Strengthen Investigation Oversight
Within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI), which investigates individuals and…
Connecticut Debates Bill to Limit Physician Industry Interaction
During testimony last week at a Public Health Committee hearing for the Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Attorney General…
New England Journal of Medicine Editorial on COI In Academic Medicine –…
Using the recent change in policy at Partners Health Care in Boston, Massachusetts, as an example, Bernard Lo, M.D.,…
Massachusetts Gift Ban Costing State Medical Jobs
As many expected, the new Massachusetts law designed to prevent pharmaceutical and medical device firms from having undue…
Health Care Reform: The Simple Math May Be Hard
Just before the seven hour political show last week—the Health Care Summit—ended with no progress or changes in the current…