tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post6136545122033579287..comments2024-03-22T17:05:55.267-04:00Comments on MD Whistleblower: Medical Ghostwriting: Spooks in the Ivory TowerMichael Kirsch, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-41460758473457544832010-06-25T09:09:43.187-04:002010-06-25T09:09:43.187-04:00Here's the latest on ghostwriting. Enjoy! h...Here's the latest on ghostwriting. Enjoy! http://nyti.ms/cXUCuRMichael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-87070169963086915072009-09-01T16:16:58.934-04:002009-09-01T16:16:58.934-04:00Dr. Kirsch,
You make some very valid points. When ...Dr. Kirsch,<br />You make some very valid points. When industry and researchers get too close it erodes our trust in what they say. But, unfortunately, industry has something to offer that researchers desperately need - writers! I am a medical journalist and writer - not connected to industry. I do some writing for researchers and I wrote about it in an op-ed piece in the Montreal Gazette ( http://bit.ly/WW9vk ), as well as on my blog . Would love to know what you think. You can also find me on Twitter http://twitter.com/kjohnsonmedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-18414310651874113422009-08-25T21:33:51.682-04:002009-08-25T21:33:51.682-04:00Gee, do you suppose this plagiarism plague got bum...Gee, do you suppose this plagiarism plague got bumped up a notch by mommy or daddy "helping" a little too much with the kiddies homework? I'm old enough to have been in the generation prior to the new thinking, where mommy and daddy were too busy doing their own work and I was on my own with the school work.<br /><br />barbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-88761515260304987762009-08-25T16:15:35.686-04:002009-08-25T16:15:35.686-04:00Thank you for writing and posting what you do. It...Thank you for writing and posting what you do. It's good to hear from a doctor's perspective about the problems patients have obtaining proper medical care.<br /><br />I've had problems finding decent physicians and found your posts quite useful in understanding what the problems are. I've also found another blog from the patient's perspective that might compliment your views, though it looks like they've had a much worse time than me with doctor's: http://enoughdangit.blogspot.com/ <br /><br />Perhaps you can collaborate to make some changes on a much larger scale.<br /><br />Thank you again for your posts.<br /><br />JessicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-26285781217161443612009-08-25T14:47:56.610-04:002009-08-25T14:47:56.610-04:00Alex,
Here are 2 links for your interest.
http:/...Alex,<br /><br />Here are 2 links for your interest.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/health/research/19ethics.html<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/health/research/05ghost.html?_r=1&ref=researchMichael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-7767696086529146052009-08-25T13:18:43.973-04:002009-08-25T13:18:43.973-04:00I've heard that medical articles have been wri...I've heard that medical articles have been written on behalf of drug companies, but did not realize that they were signed by prestigious physicians for the sake of having authoritive authors. Unbelievable.<br /><br />If you have a chance, could you please post links to articles on this subject. <br /><br />I hope that the medical community will give the culprits a good slap on the wrist. If that does not happen, it will be an open invitation for continuing ethics abuses. We need more whistle blowers!<br /><br />Alex J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com