Law and Order? - Bristol-Myers-Squibb Settles Case Alleging Fraud and Kickbacks, No Admissions of Guilt, No Individuals Charged

Law and Order? - Bristol-Myers-Squibb Settles Case Alleging Fraud and Kickbacks, No Admissions of Guilt, No Individuals Charged

By Unknown at 12:11 PM

Introduction  Donald Trump, Republican candidate for the US presidency last week announced he is the "law and order" candidate, ac...

There They Go Again - the New England Medical Journal Publishes another Rant, this Time about Power Morcellation

There They Go Again - the New England Medical Journal Publishes another Rant, this Time about Power Morcellation

By Unknown at 1:38 PM

In 2015, we noted ( here and here ) that the New England Journal of Medicine seemed to have been reduced to publishing rants about "ph...

Drinking the Managerialists' Kool-Aid? - Why Did Medical Educators Launch Trials of Increased Sleep Deprivation of Physician Trainees Apparently in Violation of the Nuremberg Code?

Drinking the Managerialists' Kool-Aid? - Why Did Medical Educators Launch Trials of Increased Sleep Deprivation of Physician Trainees Apparently in Violation of the Nuremberg Code?

By Unknown at 12:11 PM

It all seemed so bizarre.  In 2014, with little fanfare, two large trials that imposed longer work hours and sleep deprivation on physician-...

Turn That Door Around - A Physician Substantially Tied to the Pharmaceutical Industry Nominated to Run the FDA

Turn That Door Around - A Physician Substantially Tied to the Pharmaceutical Industry Nominated to Run the FDA

By Unknown at 5:28 PM

It seems to be the season of the revolving door in health care.  The latest version got some media attention, because it involves one of t...

Say It Ain't So: Logical Fallacies in Defense of Conflicts of Interest ... in the New England Journal of Medicine?

Say It Ain't So: Logical Fallacies in Defense of Conflicts of Interest ... in the New England Journal of Medicine?

By Unknown at 9:09 AM

Introduction We have been viewing with alarm the web of conflicts of interest draped over medicine and health care since we started Health C...