Reports Detail More Drug Industry Ties to Medical Societies

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Reports Detail More Drug

Industry Ties to Medical Societies

As we reported earlier this month, there are often deep financial ties between

professional medical societies and the drug and medical device industries. This

week, other news outlets chimed in, detailing how recommendations made by two

medical societies raise at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Professional groups represent physicians in specialized areas of medicine. They

are responsible for writing the guidelines that those physicians use to decide

on treatments and care. The organizations also lobby for the interests of their

members. But recent reports question whether some of the groups'

recommendations are in the best interests of patients or are tainted by

industry support.

Kusnetz, Pro

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