By Andis Robeznieks August 09, 2010 Amid increased scrutiny of physicians' financial ties to the industry, Harvard Medical School recently revised its conflicts-of-interest policy to include bans on faculty members receiving personal gifts from industry sources and participating in industry speaker bureaus. ... FULL STORY
By Shawn Rhea July 12, 2010 Money talk has rarely been an easy conversation between doctors and their patients. But the Association of American Medical Colleges is placing bets that a good deal of financial transparency will go a long way toward building trust in the relationship.In June, the group released its third and... ... FULL STORY
February 08, 2010 What should a primary-care physician do when a patient turns up with a friend or family member in tow: someone who's clearly taking some kind of responsibility for that patient's care? Pretend the caregiver's not there and talk to the patient? Pretend the patient's not there and talk to the... ... FULL STORY
By Shawn Rhea January 11, 2010 When Senate lawmakers began probing in 2007 whether undisclosed financial relationships between physicians and medical-product companies influence patient-treatment decisions, the vast majority of companies and providers resisted efforts to make those relationships public. ... FULL STORY
October 26, 2009 Conflicts of interest were not disclosed for 28.8% of the physicians participating in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' 2008 annual meeting, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. ... FULL STORY
September 14, 2009 A continuing U.S. Senate investigation into possible academic and healthcare industry conflicts of interest has led one prominent physician, David Polly Jr., M.D., to resign his leadership post from a national medical specialty society. ... FULL STORY
