BUMP-TIOUS SCIENCE
In relation to over-certainty, phrenology, a long abandoned discipline, is a cogent reminder of ‘bumptious’ science. From Julian Barnes, final book ‘DEPARTURE[S]‘:
Tag: Industry biased medicine
Pharmaceutical company payments to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for 2024
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry [ABPI] operates a Register called: This is where you can search payments made by industry to healthcare practitioners [HCPs] and healthcare organisations [HPOs]. … Continue reading Pharmaceutical company payments to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for 2024
Industry Sponsorship of Continuing Medical Education
The British Association for Psychopharmacology [BAP], as they do every year, is inviting sponsorship for its Summer Meeting. Here are the packages of “available opportunities” for the 2026 BAP Summer … Continue reading Industry Sponsorship of Continuing Medical Education
‘The Truth-Teller’
In the Media section of The British Association for Psychopharmacology [BAP]: By clicking on the link provided by BAP you are taken to ESQUIRE. The Better Men List 2025: Celebrating the … Continue reading ‘The Truth-Teller’
Undisclosed financial COI [US psychiatry]
This BMJ research is open access and can be read in full here.
Chemically imbalanced: when marketing masquerades as science
You can access this book review here.
Drug industry payments to groups of influential MPs – “the next great parliamentary scandal?”
I have submitted the following rapid response to the BMJ News article: Drug industry payments to groups of influential MPs – “the next great parliamentary scandal?” I am in agreement … Continue reading Drug industry payments to groups of influential MPs – “the next great parliamentary scandal?”
The potential and limits of scrutiny in medical research
I have submitted the following rapid response to the BMJ Editorial: The potential and limits of scrutiny in medical research: Thank you editor for welcoming ideas on this important matter. … Continue reading The potential and limits of scrutiny in medical research