Academic Organizations PhRMA Receives Praise from AMSA Thomas Sullivan Jan 5, 2009 0 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…
Government Regulation Groups Prescription Project Conference: Drug Free Zones Thomas Sullivan Jan 5, 2009 0 Finally, the White House and the U. S.Capitol Building have become “drug-free” zones from the corrosive and corrupting influence…
Media New York Times Editorial: Completely Sever Financial Ties to Industry Thomas Sullivan Jan 5, 2009 0 If you ever wondered what the editors of The New York Times (hereinafter, The Times) really think about manufacturer-funded…
Congress Letters From Grassley: Harvard and Biederman Get the Facts Thomas Sullivan Jan 5, 2009 0 Joseph Biederman, M,D,, the renowned Harvard Child Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass. General), has agreed to…
Medical Journals The Dark Angell Thomas Sullivan Jan 2, 2009 0 Recently Marcia Angell, M.D., the significant other of Arnold S. Relman, M.D., both former Editors of The New England Journal of…
Healthcare Reform Health Care Reform: McKinsey Report – Where is all the Money Going Thomas Sullivan Dec 29, 2008 0 There is great debate around the causes of why healthcare is so expensive and why the cost increases every year regardless of…
Pharmaceutical and Device AdvaMed Releases Revised Code of Conduct Thomas Sullivan Dec 24, 2008 0 In an effort to track PhRMA and reduce conflicts of interest AdvaMed released a major update of its Code of Ethics on…
Congress Letters from Grassley: Emory Surrenders Thomas Sullivan Dec 23, 2008 0 “Emory’s swift and sure-footed response sets an example for other research institutions to follow and for the National Institutes…
Congress Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CBO – Building Block to Further… Thomas Sullivan Dec 22, 2008 0 The reporting system that this option would implement, and the data that would be collected as a result, could become a…
Congress Letters from Grassley: Emory — Release the Hounds Thomas Sullivan Dec 22, 2008 0 I want to ensure that Emory and/or Dr. Nemeroff are fully aware of the penalties for making false statements and/or obstructing…