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Government plans investigation of devicemaker kickbacks to surgeons
Federal health officials and prosecutors are mounting an investigation designed to identify doctors how accept kickbacks from drug and devicemakers for using their products. The investigation focuses... Read more...
Joint manufacturers paying doctors again
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
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
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...
> 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...
