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SPOTLIGHT: Medtronic says it paid doctor $788,000
A scandal involving a falsified medical journal article came into clearer focus this week when Medtronic disclosed that it had paid the author almost $800,000 over the past eight years. The author, a... 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...
Medtronic warns of higher pacemaker failure rates
Medical devicemaker Medtronic has sent out a letter warning doctors that it found a higher rate of failure in its Kappa and Sigma brand pacemakers than it had originally predicted. The company is... Read more...
Medtronic plans disclosure of doctors getting $5K-plus annually
Medical devicemaker Medtronic has become the latest of a string of companies agreeing to voluntarily disclose their payments to physicians. Starting in March 2011, the company plans to begin... Read more...
Group says YouTube medical device ads may be illegal
A consumer group has raised a protest over a group of ads for medical devices running on video site YouTube, arguing that the ads may be illegal. The group, Prescription Project, would like to see... Read more...
Senators want info on who paid doctors
While they still haven't passed a law forcing drug companies and medical device firms to disclose payments to doctors--as some influential legislators still hope to do--that doesn't mean lawmakers... Read more...
Suit says Medtronic gave doctors plush gifts
Apparently, Medtronic really loves surgeons--so much so that it gave them lots of presents. The medical devicemaker allegedly gave doctors some very plush gifts for using its products, including sexy... Read more...
Boston Scientific, Medtronic slammed with renewed $600M award
Eight years ago, Johnson & Johnson division Cordis Corp. was awarded almost $600 million in damages in a cardiac-stent infringement case against Boston Scientific Corp. and Medtronic. The cases... Read more...
U.S. Senator questions partnership between cardiologists, medical devicemaker-backed group
Expect to see a lot more stories like this in one in coming months, folks, as it's become extremely popular to challenge medical devicemaker and pharmaceutical financing of, well, anything that... Read more...
Medtronic to disclose gifts to healthcare groups
Perhaps going with the prevailing winds--which definitely favor disclosing gifts to healthcare players before the state makes you do it--medical devicemaker Medtronic has decided to voluntarily... Read more...
