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In the world of medicine, "key opinion leader" is the somewhat Orwellian term used to describe the senior doctors who help drug companies sell drugs. : BMJ : British Medical Journal

Ethical Considerations in the Interpretation and Communication of Clinical Trial Results -- Coultas 4 (2): 194 -- Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society

The frequency with which scientists fabricate and falsify data, or commit other forms of scientific misconduct is a matter of controversy... Misconduct was reported more frequently by medical/pharmacological researchers than others...This metareview is a conservative estimate of the true prevalence of scientific misconduct.

A Senate panel has until Sept. 15 to deliver a bipartisan healthcare overhaul package before Democratic leaders take steps to push a bill without broad Republican support, a senior member of the Finance Committee said. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), vice chairman of the Democratic Conference, said that the party has "contingencies in place" that would make it highly likely a bill could pass the Senate without GOP votes, but warned such mechanisms would be used as a "last resort." "Healthcare reform is just too important," he said, adding that it can't be left to "wither on the vine."

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Gaceta Sanitaria Vol.21 Núm. 06. Gaceta Sanitaria. ISSN:0213-9111 | Free full text (English)