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Joint manufacturers paying doctors again

October 29, 2008 — 10:42am ET | By Anne Zieger
Well, knock me over with a feather. It seems that doctors are back to being paid as consultants for artificial hip and knee manufacturers after a federal criminal investigation last year brought such... Read more...

Trend: Huge growth in use of CT scans troubles observers

September 9, 2008 — 9:45am ET | By Anne Zieger
At one point, CT scans were used now and then, when doctors had few alternatives. Today, however, CT scans have become a standard method for diagnosing ordinary problems like kidney stones, frequent... Read more...

Trend: Regulators pay more attention to implant firm payments to doctors

June 30, 2008 — 10:43am ET | By Anne Zieger
For years, it's been an accepted practice for hip- and knee-replacement manufacturers to pay surgeons big bucks in the form of royalties, consulting gigs and speaker's fees, sometimes hitting... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: AIDS vaccine back at square one; What's behind the FDA's low drug approval rating?; and much more...

March 27, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> After trying and failing repeatedly to develop an AIDS vaccine, federal officials say they're going back to the drawing board to come up with some new ideas. Read more...