David Rothman
David Rothman
David J. Rothman is an American author and professor of Social Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He also serves as the President of the Institute on Medicine as a Profession. Rothman's work has focused on the social history of American medicine and current health care practices. His scholarship has also explored human rights in medicine, including organ trafficking, AIDS among Romanian orphans, and the ethics of research in third-world countries...
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The guidelines that now exist are very weak and operate at the margins. They lack monitoring, and, for the most part, they lack teeth.
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If there is one thing our committee agreed upon, it is that there is no such thing as a free gift.
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The more lucrative the drug market, the higher the percentage of experts with financial ties - that has to raise serious questions about these panels' objectivity.
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The data are overwhelming. Gifts, travel grants, consulting contracts, support for continuing medical education and speaking fees affect which drugs doctors prescribe for their patients.