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NewsMedical societies financially tied to drugmakers
Concerns over conflicts of interest between pharmacy and medicine have caused several medical schools to kick drugmakers and marketers off their grounds. However, it seems medical societies still Read more...
IOM slams practice of accepting pharma swag
Over the last 18 months or so, the political climate has gotten pretty darned unfriendly for doctors who chose to accept pharma money or gifts. In some cases their parent organizations have banned Read more...
Ingenix database faces federal going-over
At this point, execs with UnitedHealth Group may be wondering what it takes to kill a zombie Ingenix database--which continues to bite them and chase them around even though it's near dead. Earlier Read more...
Michigan Medical Society offers health IT portal
In a bold new move, the Michigan State Medical Society is going one step further than most medical societies: instead of just advocating health IT adoption, it is providing a system to its members, Read more...
Texas, India MDs share medical ideas and education
San Antonio and the city of Chennai in India signed an agreement to be Sister Cities earlier this year; now their medical societies are showing their sisterly affection by also signing an agreement, Read more...
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