The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM): Health News Reports Often False…
“But all too frequently, what is conveyed about health by many other journalists is wrong or misleading.”
This is the theme of a…
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Health Care Reform: Stark to Obama – Happy New Year
Not bothering to wait for President-Elect Obama to be inaugurated, California Representative Fortney Pete Stark, has introduced…
Health Care Reform: Healthcare Growth Slowest in Decade
According to recent reports in Health Affairs, the rate of increase in healthcare spending in 2007 dropped to its lowest level…
Pharmalot – Gone for Now
Today, Ed Silverman the veteran writer of Pharmalot (www.pharmalot.com) announced he is moving on, taking a package from the New…
PhRMA Receives Praise from AMSA
Praise for a policy is not the normal type of thing that would be written about on this website, but since it is the American…
Prescription Project Conference: Drug Free Zones
Finally, the White House and the U. S.Capitol Building have become “drug-free” zones from the corrosive and corrupting influence…
New York Times Editorial: Completely Sever Financial Ties to Industry
If you ever wondered what the editors of The New York Times (hereinafter, The Times) really think about manufacturer-funded…
Letters From Grassley: Harvard and Biederman Get the Facts
Joseph Biederman, M,D,, the renowned Harvard Child Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass. General), has agreed to…
The Dark Angell
Recently Marcia Angell, M.D., the significant other of Arnold S. Relman, M.D., both former Editors of The New England Journal of…
Health Care Reform: McKinsey Report – Where is all the Money Going
There is great debate around the causes of why healthcare is so expensive and why the cost increases every year regardless of…