(MedPage Today) -- Drug research, even from clinical trials sponsored by the federal government, routinely is suppressed, harming patients and increasing healthcare costs, according to a series of reports published by BMJ.
federal governmentBMJ: Discipline Researchers Who Withhold Research ResultsMedPage Today Surgery Tue, 01/03/2012 - 16:30
Cash Prizes for Business AppsHealth News From Pueblo Thu, 11/10/2011 - 17:53
The Apps for Entrepreneurs contest challenges you to develop an app to help small businesses and entrepreneurs navigate the federal government more effectively. Feds to design health insurance for the massesHeadlines from the Associated Press Thu, 10/06/2011 - 22:02
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government is taking on a crucial new role in the nation's health care, designing a basic benefits package for millions of privately insured Americans. Suit: VA misusing LA land meant for homeless vetsHeadlines from the Associated Press Wed, 06/08/2011 - 17:42
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the federal government of misusing a 390-acre plot of land in Los Angeles that was donated some 130 years ago for facilities to house veterans who need care after traumatic military experiences.... Innovation Winners Celebrated Following HHS Employee VoteHHS News and Events Tue, 08/03/2010 - 23:01
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the six winners of innovation awards in the first cycle of the HHSinnovates program. The program is aimed at supporting a "culture of innovation" in one of the federal government’s largest Departments. Drop-side cribs to be banned from sales because of safety riskswashingtonpost.com - Health Fri, 05/21/2010 - 13:28
They've been a fixture in millions of American homes since the 1940s, used by parents, then passed down to friends and relations. Americans 'bombarded' with cancer hazards: reportNYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Thu, 05/06/2010 - 12:14
Americans are being "bombarded" with chemicals, gases and radiation that can cause cancer, and the federal government must do far more to protect them, presidential cancer advisers said on Thursday. Arizona Cancels SCHIP Program for Lack of FundsMedPage Today Infectious Disease Fri, 03/19/2010 - 14:59
Arizona has become the first state to cancel its State Children's Health Insurance Program, which, like other SCHIP programs, is funded jointly by the state and the federal government. Production of swine flu vaccine is way behindHeadlines from the Associated Press Wed, 10/21/2009 - 15:44
SWIFTWATER, Pa. (AP) -- The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Vaccination Rates Nearing 2010 Goal (CME/CE)MedPage Today Infectious Disease Thu, 08/27/2009 - 14:49
Vaccination rates in 2008 approached the 80% goal set by Healthy People 2010, the federal government's disease prevention objectives, the CDC said. |
