Tuesday, November 25, 2008

A doctor's ties to J & J

The New York Times reports today on Dr. Joseph Biederman, who, apparently, has been earning far more money through his ties to Johnson and Johnson than he had been telling his employer, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Noteworthy quote from this story: "Dr. Biederman’s work helped to fuel a fortyfold increase from 1994 to 2003 in the diagnosis of pediatric bipolar disorder and a rapid rise in the use of powerful, risky and expensive antipsychotic medicines in children."

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