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02.17.2009 9:01 pm

Too many conflicts at the Public Service Commission

Jeff DavisMissouri Public Service Commissioner Jeff Davis is a walking conflict of interest. Since 2005, he’s been involved in four incidents that raise questions about his objectivity and that of the utility regulatory body on which he serves.
In a tearful 2007 interview…

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01.13.2009 9:00 pm

New rules for drug promotions contain big dollar loopholes

The age of drug company trinkets officially ended this month. The age of drug company junkets still is going strong, though.
Voluntary marketing guidelines that went into effect with the new year ban drug companies from showering doctors with trinkets —  note pads,…

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05.20.2008 9:01 pm

Wednesday editorial: The free lunch that isn’t

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Medical students occupy the lowest level in the health care hierarchy. They have to be supervised when they treat patients, they can’t write prescriptions and sometimes they don’t even know their way around the hospital where they’re learning to become…

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