Bioethics & Health Disparities

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Doctors and Medical Firms

When the sun goes down in Las Vegas, steer clear of doctors.

Those are the marching orders that Smith & Nephew, a leading maker of artificial hips and knees, has given executives and sales representatives attending a big meeting of orthopedic surgeons next month.

The company has told them to limit their interactions with doctors to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the “business” hours of the convention of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: 3. Bioethics, Research Ethics

Drug Companies Cook Books, Misleading Doctors

The difference between what drug companies tell the government and doctors suggests that they’re cooking the books, which could mislead doctors making prescriptions.  Read the rest of this entry »

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