New revelations in an unsealed whistleblower-initiated lawsuit filed in Boston add yet another dimension to the scope and magnitude of corruption that has derailed American medicine–the focus is tainted Continuing Medical Education.
"The corporate death penalty may be appropriate in cases involving recidivist violators, corporations that are deemed to be incapable of reform (i.e. inherently criminogenic)…"
The Washington Post suggests, the chance for success in overhauling US healthcare depends on President Obama's ability to keep the major–discordant–players on board.
Like their benefactors–drug manufacturers–who violate the law, doctors will be prosecuted in court by the federal government.
Sen. Charles Grassley sent a letter to Pfizer asking the company to provide details of its payments to at least 149 faculty members at Harvard Medical School.
200 Harvard Medical School STUDENTS are confronting the administration demanding an end to pharmaceutical industry influence in the classroom.
After 25 years the preventable death of Libby Zion at the age of 18 at (then) New York Hospital (Cornell) continues to haunt the medical establishment.
Since 2006, the results of a multi-site clinical trial (MIST) that tested a surgical device have been at the center of dispute among cardiologists on both sides of the Atlantic.
The unsealed documents reveal that AstraZeneca “buried” unfavorable studies that showed Seroquel posed a serious risk for diabetes.
Even a seemingly harmless topical ointment may pose unanticipated lethal risks which are undisclosed on the FDA-approved label.
A document filed in Federal District Court, Orlando Fla, by plaintiffs "in response to AstraZeneca’s motion to exclude evidence and argument about Dr. Macfadden’s personal relationships," sheds light on yet another facet of manipulation–sexual exploitation.
“Current users of typical and of atypical antipsychotic drugs had higher rates of sudden cardiac death than did nonusers of antipsychotic drugs.” NEJM 2009
