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Fauber
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Independent reviews find less benefit, more harm than first reported for bone protein product
Efforts to correct biased and dangerous medical studies are making more headlines. Shortly after I posted about a new idea…
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When disease charities partner with drug companies, where does that leave patients (and reporters)?
A few weeks ago, I reached out to a disease charity for comment on a story I was working on.…
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Even in treatment guidelines, pharma conflicts abound
As part of the ongoing Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today series “Side Effects” John Fauber and Ellen Gabler “examined…
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Investigation: Medtronic paid millions to surgeons; ghostwrote papers
Over at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today, John Fauber updates Side Effects, his long-running investigation into conflicts of…
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OxyContin’s early poster children: Where are they now?
More than a decade into America’s new age of opiates, the long-term effects of the ubiquitous prescription painkillers are starting…
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Investigative reports lead to Senate investigation into painkiller promotion
Following up on reporting efforts from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MedPage Today and ProPublica, a Senate committee has launched investigation into…
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Network drives increase in painkiller prescriptions
In the latest installment of his ongoing investigation for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today, John Fauber looks for…
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BMJ analysis reveals widespread publication/selection bias in research
Reporting on a study released by BMJ and characterized as an almost existential threat to the medical research system by…
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Docs with Medtronic ties failed to disclose cancer case in trial report
In the latest installment of his ongoing investigation for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today, John Fauber reports his…
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Fauber finds ‘failed back surgery syndrome’ after off-label use of Medtronic’s Infuse
John Fauber follows up his previous investigations into the myriad problems and conflicts of interest surrounding Medtronic’s Infuse product with…