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JAMA
Archives of Internal Medicine: Chronicle of an Unforetold Death
Husband writes about the slew of problems in our health care system that surrounded the sudden and unexpected death of his wife, a well known leader in public health.
Categories: Medical Errors
Tags: JAMA
Conflict of Interest
Doctors with Drug Ties Chosen for Avandia Panel
Categories: Medical Devices & Drugs
Tags: FDA, flu, JAMA, medical device, Pharma, Vioxx
Another prestigious institution bans Pharma swag
In what the NY Times calls “a growing movement among academic institutions,” Stanford University Medical Center will ban gifts — even small ones like pens — from pharma sales reps to physicians who work there.
Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: flu, JAMA, medical device, Patient Safety Day, recall
