Medical Journals: Hierarchy of Purity
This week in Burrells Reports Peter Pitts executive director of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest and Public…
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Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacture’s Code of…
After receiving input from over one hundred organizations, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (the…
Medical Device Safety Act: Congress Re-Introduces with Renewed Vigor
The day after the US Supreme Court ruled against Wyeth in an FDA pre-emption case. Congress has gotten in the act to level…
HHS-OIG Prosecuting Spine Surgeons in Kick Back Cases
In a change of course, the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced to The New York Times that…
Supreme Court: Decision on Wyeth vs. Levine Opens Legal Flood Gates
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court in Wyeth vs. Levine, struck down the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-emption…
Letters From Grassley: Pfizer turn over Harvard Records
The New York Times (The Times) yesterday published two articles on Harvard and their changes to conflict of interest…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: AAFP Provides Clarification
Recently we wrote about statements made by AAFP’s President Ted Epperly, MD concerning the Physician Payment Sunshine Act of…
Health Care Reform: White House Announces Team of Seblius and DeParle
President Barack Obama has officially announced the nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as Health and Human Services…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: MedPAC Sends Formal Recommendations to…
“Comprehensive information about physicians’ financial relationships with drug and device manufacturers would help…
Congress: Congressional Physician House Calls
Believe it or not, the current Congress has 16 physicians serving as Representatives or Senators. They include household…