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January 25, 2006
On Pills and Politics
Winds of change in the pharmaceutical industry? We can only hope so. This nature article is by a Novartis exec and discusses his companies recent attention committed to those diseases that kill the most but are researched the least, a la the 90/10 gap. This is the kind of thing I'm trying to raise awareness of through UAEM here at columbia.
Further along the lines of pharm, another issue close to my heart, gifts from drug makers to doctors that prescribe their products, is the subject of this Times article. Short and worth the read.
Finally, word on the internets is that Bush will make health care "reform" his central topic in the upcoming state of the union address. I put reform in parentheses because he'll talk about health savings accounts and consumer-driven health care. These are bad ideas in so many ways, but just take my word for it. Look hereandhere.
Posted by mattalexander at January 25, 2006 5:18 PM
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