July 1, 2016

A Bioethicist’s Voice in the Wilderness

Carl Elliott, MD, who has  the moral gumption to stand up and speak out against “the toads

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A Bioethicist’s Voice in the Wilderness

September 27, 2014

Carl Elliott, MD, PhD

Carl Elliott, MD, PhD, is professor at the Center for bioethics, University of Minnesota, the author of

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Carl Elliott, MD, PhD

June 27, 2013

Medical Research Stakeholders Seek to Overturn Informed Consent Protection

Part 1: The parameters of ethical research are under pressure from a coterie of stakeholders who blur

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Medical Research Stakeholders Seek to Overturn Informed Consent Protection

March 16, 2013

University of Minnesota Stonewalling Psychiatrists’ Gross Medical Misconduct

Background: In November 2003, a court ordered independent assessment confirmed that Dan was psychotic, “lacked capacity to

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University of Minnesota Stonewalling Psychiatrists’ Gross Medical Misconduct

September 1, 2011

Presidential Panel Condemns US Syphilis Study in Guatemala

  A year after professor Susan M. Reverby, a historian at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, uncovered a

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Presidential Panel Condemns US Syphilis Study in Guatemala

August 1, 2011

Useless Studies, Real Harm

Commercially-driven biomedical research–in particular, research involving prescription drugs, vaccines, and medical devices—has corrupted the entire field of

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Useless Studies, Real Harm

February 27, 2011

Horrific US Medical Experiments Come to Light

In 2011, the Associated Press reported, “Shocking as it may seem, U>S. government doctors once thought it

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Horrific US Medical Experiments Come to Light

December 27, 2010

8 Professors demand independent investigation of death in clinical trial

The disturbing circumstances surrounding the enrollment and subsequent suicide of Dan Markingson (2004) after he was given

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8 Professors demand independent investigation of death in clinical trial

August 23, 2010

Making a Killing–Marketing Exercises by Dr. Carl Elliott

Kudos to Carl Elliott, MD, PhD,  whose powerful article, “Making a Killing,” published in Mother Jones, is

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Making a Killing–Marketing Exercises by Dr. Carl Elliott

August 20, 2009

Sen. Grassley Moves to Block Ghostwriting

The New York Times reports (below) that Senator Charles Grassley has set about to put a stop

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Sen. Grassley Moves to Block Ghostwriting

November 4, 2006

Conflicts of Interest Hopkins Study: Researchers Don’t Want to Disclose $$

 Disgruntled NIH scientists who want to suspend conflict of interest rules that prevent them from legally getting

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Conflicts of Interest Hopkins Study: Researchers Don’t Want to Disclose $$

October 26, 2006

Doctors Without Borders: Why you can’t trust medical journals anymore

Doctors Without Borders: Why you can’t trust medical journals anymore Tue, 13 Apr 2004 Related link: Hear

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Doctors Without Borders: Why you can’t trust medical journals anymore

October 26, 2006

Not-So-Public-Relations: Drug Industry & Bioethics – is it casuistry or sophistry?

Not-So-Public-Relations: Drug Industry & Bioethics – is it casuistry or sophistry? Fri, 19 Dec 2003 Carl Elliott

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Not-So-Public-Relations: Drug Industry & Bioethics – is it casuistry or sophistry?

September 30, 2006

Pediatric Cardiologist Explains: The crucial health stat you’ve never heard of_Slate

An article by pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, the author of “A Map of the Child: A

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Pediatric Cardiologist Explains: The crucial health stat you’ve never heard of_Slate