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An Epidemic of False Claims
Competition and conflicts of interest distort too many medical findings

Conflicts of Interest in Nutrition Research
This Medical News story examines the outcry over a recently published guideline that found insufficient evidence to recommend eating less red meat.

Medical Journal Editors Expect Authors to Disclose Conflicts of Interest - but Don't Disclose Their Own
Medical Journal Editors Expect Authors to Disclose Conflicts of Interest - but Don't Disclose Their Own
Virtually all top medical journals require authors to disclose potential conflicts of interest, but few - just 12% - apply that same medicine to their own editors by publicly disclosing editors’ financial ties to industry, a study has found.

Does Psychology Have a Conflict-of-Interest Problem?
Some star psychologists don't disclose in research papers the large sums they earn for talking about their work. Is that a concern?

Memorial Sloan Kettering Leaders Violated Conflict-of-Interest Rules, Report Finds
Memorial Sloan Kettering Leaders Violated Conflict-of-Interest Rules, Report Finds
A policy review follows months of turmoil at the cancer center, which pledged an overhaul, including new rules on public disclosure and limits on outside profits.

What These Medical Journals Don't Reveal: Top Doctors' Ties to Industry
What These Medical Journals Don't Reveal: Top Doctors' Ties to Industry
Academic research publications rely on doctors to voluntarily disclose their payments from drug and health companies in a lax reporting system some say is broken.
