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Europe
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BMJ exposes UK drugmaker’s astroturf attempt
Pharmalot blogger Ed Silverman reports that, had they not been exposed by BMJ, the UK pharmaceutical company Norgine probably would…
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Turkey opts for costly hospital finance scheme
The Turkish government has begun to select bids for the first of a “large number” of major hospital projects, estimated…
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Dialysis program: Experiment in socialized medicine comes with high costs, risks
ProPublica’s Robin Fields has put together an artful examination of the nation’s Medicare-funded dialysis system. Part history and part investigation,…
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Days numbered for UK’s arbiter of comparative effectiveness
While comparative effectiveness research in the United States is booming thanks to the stimulus, a United Kingdom bastion of the…
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Cuts in Irish health care may foretell changes in U.S. system
Ireland’s public health system is facing unprecedented cuts as the country grapples with the aftermath of a banking crisis and…
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GAO evaluates FDA’s overseas inspectors
A couple of new GAO reports are seeking to shed some light on the FDA’s overseas regulatory efforts. The first…
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Formula 1 pit crews inspire physicians
In American Medical News, Kevin O’Reilly examines a study of the lessons physicians have learned from the high-speed ballet of…
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A world of vaccine requirements in one database
The country that requires its citizens to be vaccinated with the highest number of distinct antigens (Italy, 26) just happens…
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Schwitzer on the future of health journalism
When HealthNewsReview.org publisher Gary Schwitzer writes on the future of health journalism, his words carry the weight of a database…
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Is America’s high health spending linked to short lifespans?
The United States lags behind other developed nations in life expectancy, yet spends far more on health care than any…