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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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Scary secrets about ghostwriting in journals
Just in time for Halloween, an anonymous medical ghostwriter spoke to Phil Davis over at the Scholarly Kitchen about the…
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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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AHCJ issues call for entries in annual contest
New this year: Submit your entries online Deadlines Early-bird (discounted entry fee): Dec. 24 Regular: Jan. 28, 2011 Since 2004,…
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New website features center’s health reporting
A new website marks the first anniversary of the California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting, which partners with local…
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Researchers surprised by concussion study
Writing for Sports Illustrated, David Epstein tells the story of a small-scale Indiana football concussion study in which in which…
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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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Conflicts abound for private food inspectors
The Washington Post‘s Lena H. Sun has gathered, in one story, a laundry list of all the shortcomings, loopholes and…
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Study considers role of impact factor, income in journal editors’ decisions
A newly published study looks at medical journals and whether the publication of industry-supported trials might cause a conflict of…
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