Big Pharma Exposed | John Abramson, MD
Only about a quarter of the [medical] studies are done in academic medical centers. The rest are done in for-profit research companies. But the ones that are done in the academic medical centers are going to be the highest quality studies. Literally, 50 percent of those contracts gave the drug companies the right to write […]
Doctors Are Not Trained To Heal The Population | John Abramson, MD
Doctors are trained to read and understand medical science and evolving medical science—the articles that come out in the medical journals and the guidelines. That’s their job. As they have been taught, that’s how they do their job. But the fact is that 96 percent of medical research is about new drugs and medical devices. […]
John Abramson, MD on How Doctors are Taught to Practice Medicine
Doctors are trained to read and understand medical science and evolving medical science—the articles that come out in the medical journals and the guidelines. That’s their job. As they have been taught, that’s how they do their job. But the fact is that 96 percent of medical research is about new drugs and medical devices. […]
Medical Journals are Funded by the Pharmaceutical Industry
The medical community has long used scientific research to guide individual care, industry protocols, and what is known within the medical community as best practice or standard of care. With differing opinions about best treatment options, the final say often comes down to what clinical research shows—with documentation in peer-reviewed medical journals being the gold […]
