Scrutinizing Industry-Funded Science: The Crusade Against Conflicts of…
A report was released from the American Council on Science and Health titled: Scrutinizing Industry-Funded Science: The Crusade…
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Letters from Grassley: University Ghost Writing Policies
Continuing to investigate the practice of ghostwriting, Senator Charles E. Grassley recently sent letters to 10 top medical…
Reflections on Industry-Supported-Continuing-Medical Educational Activities…
In response to the “torrent of recent literature decrying the role of industry support for postgraduate medical education,”…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act 2009: Comparison of House and Senate…
The next three weeks the Senate will be tied up in the debate on healthcare reform.
In each Healthcare reform…
Medical Education Companies, Commercial Support and Transparency
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Companies have recently been targeted as being opposed to transparency in continuing medical…
Memorial: Richard (Buzz) Goodstein, MD — Founder of the Good Guys
On this thanksgiving we have a lot to be thankful about and one thing that I am personally thankful for is that I was able to know…
HHS OIG: How Grantees Manage Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research…
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a follow up report…
Senate Opens Debate on Health Reform Bill
The Senate on Saturday voted 60 – 40 to open debate on their version of Health Reform. We expect debate to begin December…
Medical Journals Conversion to New Disclosure Forms
When the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors came out with a new conflict of interest disclosure form last month…
Harvard Medical School Dean Gives Health Care Reform Proposals Failing…
In a recent evaluation of current health care reform proposals, Harvard Medical School dean Jeffrey FIier, MD Dean of Harvard…