November 19, 2010
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Program Result
The Institute of Medicine convened an expert committee that developed principles and recommendations on preventing conflicts of interest and threats to objectivity in medical research, education and practice stemming from industry funding.
September 1, 2011
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Journal Article
A systems approach may help researchers better understand the dynamics at work that cause health disparities.
April 14, 2011
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Story
A scholar looks at the role hormones play in brain function and finds that the sex of study participants is a critical factor in determining research outcomes.
January 5, 2011
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Story
Aaron Kesselheim's New England Journal of Medicine article explores 'myths' about effectiveness of policies aimed at incentivizing development of new drugs.
January 1, 2009
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Journal Article
The authors examined food industry self-regulation in the context of other self-regulatory successes and failures and defined eight standards that should be met if self-regulation is to be effective.
April 16, 2008
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Journal Article
Clinical trial manuscripts and review papers appearing in medical journals are frequently supported or written by pharmaceutical companies, although the list of authors suggests otherwise. This study considers Merck & Co and its publication of information about the drug rofecoxib.