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peter doshi :: Article Creator New Research Reports On Financial Entanglements Between FDA Chiefs And The Drug Industry An investigation published by The BMJ today raises concerns about financial entanglements between US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chiefs and the drug and medical device companies they are responsible for regulating. Regulations prohibit FDA employees from holding financial interests in any FDA "significantly regulated organization" and the FDA says it takes conflicts of interest seriously, but Peter Doshi, senior editor at The BMJ, finds that financial interests with the drug industry are common among its leaders. Doshi reports that nine of the FDA's past 10 commissioners went on to work for the drug industry or serve on the board of directors of a drug company. That includes Margaret Hamburg, who led FDA between 2009 and 2015, but whose story is less well known. Like her colleagues, Margaret Hamburg h

Vaccination Bill Passes State Senate, Advances To State House - CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4)– A bill that supporters claim will improve vaccination rates in Colorado has advanced to the state House. The state Senate approved the measure on Friday.

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Among the provisions: requiring schools to notify parents of school immunization rates and requiring parents who want to opt out get a state-issued form signed by an immunizing provider or complete an online vaccine education class.



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