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Oct19
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Over the past decade or so, pharmaceutical companies have worked with advocacy organizations and medical societies on a range of projects designed to raise awareness of illness and educate physicians on issues relating to products they manufacture. These “cause alliances”...
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Sep15
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According to the latest edition of Sharon Begley's Science Journal (published in the Wall Street Journal, subscription required), some scientists are creating journals that highlight the negative results of clinical trials. They are doing this partly to respond to analyses...
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Sep12
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Consumer-driven healthcare (CDHC) is a concept that has steadily gained traction over the past decade or so. At its heart is the idea that if patients have enough information they will make better decisions about their care. In addition, some...
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Aug29
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Briefly Noted: The Politics Of Disclosure; The Off-Label Promotion Debate; The Art & Science Of Evidence-Based Medicine
The Politics Of Disclosure: In recent weeks, there has been a great deal of conversation about the need for drug firms and academic researchers to disclose their ties to the pharmaceutical industry. For example, supporters of full disclosure argue that...
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Apr 7
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I thought readers of this blog might be interested in an interview series I am running on race and medicine on my other blog, Envisioning 2.0. To date, I have run three interviews in this series. It is titled, "Conversations...
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Feb27
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Tearing a page from the pharmaceutical industry's play book, the government has announced that it has started a program designed to encourage physicans to use more diuretics. This detailing effort was launched, in part, to counter marketing efforts by pharmaceutical...
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