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Cancer docs favored drugs from companies who paid for meals and travel
The odds were greater that oncologists would prescribe certain drugs for two forms of cancer if they had received some type of payment from a drug maker.
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French medical schools don’t have policies to prevent conflicts with pharma
None of the 37 medical schools examined had official policies governing conflicts, and just two had what were described as informal polices.
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21st Century Cures bill would weaken requirements for disclosing industry ties
The move is the latest in a long-running attempt to roll back requirements for reporting payments to physicians to a federal database.
21st Century Cures bill would weaken requirements for disclosing industry ties
The move is the latest in a long-running attempt to roll back requirements for reporting payments to physicians to a federal database.
Industry-funded soda studies overwhelmingly downplay health risks
Studies that suggest that there is no link between obesity and the consumption of sugary foods are likely to have been funded by food companies, research says.
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Industry-funded soda studies overwhelmingly downplay health risks
Studies that suggest that there is no link between obesity and the consumption of sugary foods are likely to have been funded by food companies, research says.
From FDA expert to biotech insider: The drug industry thrives on the revolving door
A study found that more than half of the FDA's hematology-oncology experts between 2001 and 2010 went on to work for the biopharmaceutical industry.
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From FDA expert to biotech insider: The drug industry thrives on the revolving door
A study found that more than half of the FDA's hematology-oncology experts between 2001 and 2010 went on to work for the biopharmaceutical industry.
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Most experts who develop cancer treatment guidelines have ties to industry
A study found that 86 percent of experts who serve on National Comprehensive Cancer Center panels held at least one financial conflict of interest in 2014.
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Too many treatment guidelines are written by experts with financial conflicts, study finds
The findings follow years of concern about the extent to which individual experts and their ties to drug makers may influence crucial treatment guidelines.
Mind & Brain
What You Don't Understand about Suicide Attacks
Whether in Chattanooga or Afghanistan, the attacks are driven more by psychological problems than ideology—which hints at a solution
