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Medtronic CEO defends paid physician consulting contracts
Lately, medical device companies and pharmaceutical giants have been taking a lot of heat for their relationships with doctors. Critics suggest that it's seldom, if ever, a good idea for doctors to... Read more...
Medtronic rebuked by Grassley for failure to disclose consulting relationship
Medical devicemaker Medtronic has announced that it has suspended its consulting arrangements with a former military physician who has been accused of falsifying research involving the use of a... Read more...
Bill would allow patients to sue devicemakers in state courts
Last year, the Supreme Court gladdened the hearts of devicemakers when it concluded that plaintiffs couldn't sue them in state court over alleged damages resulting from FDA-approved products. The... Read more...
IOM offers pharma-physician conflict-of-interest guidelines
Regulations, laws and policies limiting the way physicians interact with pharmaceutical and medical device companies have been flying thick and fast over the past couple of years. It's no surprise,... Read more...
Stryker faces two new investigations
Devicemaker Stryker Corp. has been targeted by two investigations, one looking at its relationship with doctors, and the other related to compliance issues regarding one of its products. For one... Read more...
Gov't readies $1.1B 'comparative effectiveness' center for summer
For years--heck, for decades--providers have argued over what treatments are most effective for a given condition. You might assume that doctors could just look up this information in some reference... Read more...
Struggle over conflict-of-interest rules at U of Minnesota
A struggle is currently under way over revisions to conflict-of-interest rules at the University of Minnesota Medical School, one that offers a glimpse into the complexity of making real changes in... Read more...
Pharma gift disclosure law wins Eli Lilly support
While its peers appear to be firmly opposed to such rules, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has decided to support federal legislation that would require drugmakers to disclose payments to doctors.... Read more...
