Starting last year, we posted (here , here , here , and here ) about the payments, often huge, that five manufacturers of prosthetic joints (Biomet , DePuy Orthopaedics (a unit of Johnson & Johnson ), Stryker Orthopedics,a unit of Stryker Inc , Zimmer Holdings , and Smith & Nephew ) revealed they made to orthopedic surgeons and various academic and other organizations.
We also noted that some of the...
Seeing the Trees But Missing the Forest: On Another Insidious Ef...
As a Medical Informaticist with experience in building very specialized information systems for highly specialized medical areas (e.g., population...
Now You See Them, Now You Don't: 2007 Lists of Payments Made by ...
Starting last year, we posted (here, here, here, and here) about the payments, often huge, that five manufacturers of prosthetic joints (Biomet,...
Merck's response to FDA vaccine inspection inadequate; warning l...
At "Everything is fine at Merck?" I expressed skepticism about Merck's contention via a letter from the Sr. VP of Vaccine Manufacturing, John T....
Everything is fine at Merck
At "The wages of treating employees in biomedicine as expendible assets" and "Pharma Union cowed into submission?" I called attention to an FDA...
Pharma Union cowed into submission?
In various posts including this one, I've commented on the environment of cutbacks, quality issues, and fear that seems to permeate pharma.Now a...
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