Turning the tide on conflicts of interest

Turning the tide against tuberculosis.

Rwanda turning tide on HIV/AIDS.

the tide of the HIV/AIDS epidemic as health experts report that the HIV prevalence rate in this small East African nation has fallen below 3% from a staggering 13% in the 1990s. The country has “dramatically” reduced the burden of HIV/AIDS by scaling up education and awareness programs, prevention activities and access to treatment, says Dr. Placidie Mugwaneza, head of HIV prevention at TRAC Pl...

Screening mammography: the turning of the tide?

that many of the legion of criticisms that have been placed at the door of the nbss simply do not hold up to scrutiny. But mud sticks, and so many observers who do not like the results of the nbss point again and again to the same " flaws. " One of Narod's most telling points is that the survival curves for the two arms of the Swedish trial continue to remain separate up to 29 years after the t...

Towards Patient-Centered Conflicts of Interest Policy

Financial conflicts of interest exist between industry and physicians, and these relationships have the power to influence physicians’ medical practice. Transparency about conflicts matters for ensuring adequate informed consent, controlling healthcare expenditure, and encouraging physicians’ reflection on professionalism. The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Open ...

Turning the tide of lymphocyte costimulation.