Thursday, October 14, 2010

Industry influence is "an infection" - international criticism of Pfizer-funded journalism workshops - Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog

Australian journalist Ray Moynihan, who has written books and given many talks about industry influence on medicine, says this practice is "like an infectious disease and maybe we need some sort of treatment." He says that a foundation that accepts drug company funding for journalism workshops - and journalists who accept such support - are "supporting the marketing strategies" of the drug company funding the effort.

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