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A postdoc by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his research in protein structure and function get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.
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Category: medicine
Yesterday, the Institute of Medicine released a report entitled "Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice". As far as I can tell, the full report is only available for a fairly substantial charge, but these are some of...
Posted on: April 29, 2009 9:54 AM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Category: drug industry
Another doctor is caught not disclosing payments from drug companies, but when will the drug companies themselves be held responsible?
Posted on: October 5, 2008 7:10 AM, by Nick Anthis • 5 Comments •
Category: scientific activism
Drug safety advocate Dr. Steven E. Nissen
Posted on: July 22, 2007 7:44 AM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: Bush Administration
And this administration's amazingly consistent ability to one-up itself.
Posted on: July 16, 2007 7:35 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: capitalism
If sellers are allowed to compete freely without any regulations, market forces will inevitably drive down prices and improve the quality of services so that everyone wins. Right?
Posted on: July 27, 2006 7:45 AM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
Category: drug industry
I'll be honest with you: sometimes I really don't know what to think about drug companies. I'll give them some credit, since unlike many of their peers they produce a product that is useful to society and has important humanitarian implications. I want to like them--I really do--but when I read about things like this, it becomes pretty difficult.
Posted on: July 26, 2006 7:45 AM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Category: capitalism
As my own department faces budget shortfalls and considers increasingly extreme measures to improve the situation, I thought it would be appropriate to bring back this post from the archives. The following post explores the results and interpretation of a...
Posted on: June 24, 2006 11:46 AM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
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