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Conflict of Interest
Should Associations Have Close Ties to Industry?
The fact that physicians and other providers have relationships with the pharmaceutical industry is a long-standing source of…
Oncologists Rely on Pharma Reps for Information
Despite the bad rap drug representatives seem to get, a recent survey done by Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions found that…
Thomas P. Stossel, MD Prolific Researcher, Defender of Physician Industry…
On September 29th, Thomas Stossel, one who inspired me to start Policy and Medicine, died working out at his local gym on Cape…
GSK Modifies Ethics-Based Representative Compensation
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been known to have some of the strictest pay rules in the pharmaceutical industry, due at least in part…
Baselga Lands on His Feet Less than Six Months After His Fall
Some readers may remember the saga of Jose Baselga from last fall, when ProPublica and the NY Times took him to task for not…
Recent Study on Inconsistencies in Self-Declared Conflicts of Interests
Recently, JAMA published an investigative study on the inconsistencies between self-declared conflicts of interests as compared to…
Conflicts of Interest: When Should We Pay Attention
We have previously written about financial conflicts of interest and whether physicians can disseminate impartial scientific…
Vermont AG Probing Pharma and Physician Relationships
The Vermont attorney general is investigating the extent to which drug and device makers may have violated state law by giving…
Healthcare Providers Accused of $100 Million Kickback Scheme
A dozen doctors, pharmacy owners, and marketing professionals have been accused of being involved in a sham medical…
ASCO Removes Restrictions on Researchers’ Conflict of Interest
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has removed all restrictions on author relationships previously in the 2013…