Weekend News
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PREMIUMS DOWN NATIONWIDE-Renal and Urology News reports that premiums have stabilized for most physicians, and that over 40% actually paid lower premiums over the last year. The report was based on a survey conducted by Medical Liability Monitor, which looked at three subspecialties: internists, general surgeons and OB/GYNS. WASHINGTON SHINES LIGHT ON COZINESS BETWEEN [...]
Medicine Looks to Online Disclosure to Address Financial Conflicts of Interest
In the January 22, 2009 online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Robert Steinbrook discusses how physicians and medical institutions can profitably use the internet to disclose information concerning relationships with the drug and device industry. That the medical community is doing so is welcome news, for several reasons. It will serve as a public [...]
Physicians Speak Out Against FDA’s Lax Methodology
Way back on July 11, 2008, I wrote about physician/editors at THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE who had grave concerns about consumers of American medical care, and users of American medical devices, given the often less-than-optimal testing of drugs and devices by the FDA prior to their approval for use on or in patients. Their concerns extended [...]