Harvard Medical School
Tufts withdraws invitation for Grassley aide to speak
Tufts University recently withdrew an invitation for Paul D. Thacker--an investigator for Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)--to speak about conflicts-of-interest in medicine at an upcoming conference... Read more...
Beth Israel Deaconess could lose $20M this year
Originally, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center had projected that it would have an operating surplus of roughly $18 million for its current fiscal year ending Sept. 30. But now, even this... Read more...
Grassley investigates Pfizer's financial ties to Harvard Med School MDs
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) continues with his campaign to address pharma influence in medicine, this time with a letter to Pfizer asking about its financial relationship with doctors at Harvard... Read more...
More academic medical centers mull conflict-of-interest rule changes
The trend among academic medical centers of late has been to restrict physician relationships with pharmaceutical companies and medical devicemakers. This week, the trend continues to evolve as... Read more...
Doctors, researchers slam MA reforms as national model
While the Obama Administration has praised Massachusetts healthcare reforms, some physicians there aren't so thrilled with how things are working out--and they're urging the administration to... Read more...
Harvard Med School strengthens conflict-of-interest rules
Harvard Medical School has set plans to strengthen conflict-of-interest rules for its doctors and researchers, amid criticism over its existing rules and a U.S. Senate investigation of several of its... Read more...
How effective are B vitamins against cancer?
In a study of women who took vitamins B-6, B-9 and B-12 daily for slightly more than seven years, researchers found that the vitamins had neither a positive nor a negative affect on their subjects in... Read more...
Study: Media seldom cites pharma funding for med research
Though the funding itself is no secret, media organizations seldom note when such medication studies are paid for by pharmaceutical companies, according to a new study published in the Journal of the... Read more...
Tuition-free medical school deluged with applicants
At Harvard Medical School, there were 40.2 applicants for every open slot. At Yale University School of Medicine, faculty members accepted one student in 50.2, and Duke University School of Medicine... Read more...
Study: Social networks can have impact on health behavior
Underscoring the results of existing studies, new research has found that social networks can have a much bigger impact on health behaviors than previously suspected. The study, published in the New... Read more...
