Physician Payment Sunshine: Pfizer to Disclose Physician Payments
Pfizer joined the ranks of GlaxoSmithKline, Merck and Eli Lilly, announcing that beginning this year, they are going to disclose…
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Understanding Chuck Grassley
Transparency is only a partial solution to conflict of interest. Senator Grassley has told him he is just getting…
Harvard: We Love Generic Drugs – No Research Dollars Please
The Seventies were fun, they were grand and we loved them…Remember Kiss, the Bee Gees, tie-dyed shirts, and love songs?
Well, a…
Health Care Reform: NIH Transparency – Where’s the Stimulus?
Senators Chuck Grassley and Herb Kohl today put forward an amendment to the economic recovery bill, which will place new…
State Policy: Vermont Physician Gift Ban – Time to Leave the Maple Farm
With all the negative ramifications of the serious restrictions on manufacturers’ and physicians' interaction in…
FDA Panel Votes for Approval of Prasugrel – Smooth Sailing From Here
In a unanimous decision this evening, the Cardio Renal Advisory Committee of the FDA voted to approve Prasugrel for patients…
Health Care Reform: Daschle Withdraws HHS Nomination
Senator Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination as Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary this morning, as a result of intense…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Key Differences 08 – 09
When Senators’ Grassley and Kohl released the Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2009 on January 22, 2009, it represented a…
William Early Matory Sr. MD (1928-2009)
Dr. William Earl Matory, Sr., Director of Continuing Medical Education. Dr. Matory, is known locally and nationally for his…
Commercial Support of CME Receives Broad Support by Physicians
A study of 902 U.S. physicians, by healthcare market research firm, Manhattan Research, found that only 9% oppose commercial…