Pre-emption: Congress vs Supreme Court
This morning the Supreme Court is hearing testimony on the subject of pre-emption in Levine vs. Wyeth. The case promises…
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Conflict of Interest Inquisition: Scary Implications
The national press has been implying that interactions between physicians and pharmaceutical companies are sinister. …
AMA CEJA: Round 2
This past summer the AMA CEJA committee proposed elimination of commercial support of CME. This was soundly rejected by the…
IOM Report: The Workings of the Crystal Ball
Earlier this summer we had written AAMC and Prescription Project --Telling the Future about how the Prescription Project…
Pfizer Bextra: Settling Big
Last week Pfizer announced a huge $894 million dollar settlement with patients, the Federal Government and States Attorney…
The Alliance for CME: National Faculty Education Initiative
The Alliance For Continuing Medical Education (Alliance) last week unveiled the National Faculty Education Initiative, a…
ACCME: More Diligent and Raising Fees
Fees to the ACCME from accredited CME providers will be going up and today the ACCME released their chart of…
ACCME Call for Comment: Access to all Responses
This week the ACCME published the responses to their call for comment and they are almost universally suggesting that the ACCME…
Grant Disclosure: Merck Releases 3rd Quarter Report, GSK announces…
Earlier this week Merck released their 3rd Quarter 2008 report of grants; this is the first time Merck has disclosed their…
NIH: Emory Frozen Research Funds
Last week the NIH froze a $9.3 million five year research grant to Emory University in response to the investigation by the…