Grassley Wants Transparency

How often have we heard similar cries of innocence? Steve Weiss, a spokesman for the American Cancer Society, sent an e-mail message stating that the society “holds itself to the

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PETER GETS ELECTED

Mary Ellen Ladd tells her son Peter’s story of getting elected to the student council as an unusual candidate. Peter has CP. When Peter saw this video, he loved it.

Big Pharma's Crime Spree

“At the very same time Pfizer was in our office negotiating and resolving the allegations of criminal conduct in 2004, Pfizer was itself in its other operations violating those very same laws,” Loucks, 54, says. “They’ve repeatedly marketed drugs for things they knew they couldn’t demonstrate efficacy for. That’s clearly criminal.”

Senator Lieberman Turned Off his Phones

Joe never forgets who he ran to represent….Himself

One Person is One Too Many

Recently the transcrpts of Cardinal Egan’s depositions on the sexual abuse of parishoners  have been made public.  While being deposed, he talked about the statistical insignificance of the numbers of

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It Is Hard to Like the Pharmaceutical Industry

So common have these deals become lately that they’ve been given a name: pay-for-delay. The approach — a textbook anti-competitive tactic — is worth billions to drug-makers, because it essentially allows them to buy more protection than their patent confers.

State Knew Greenwich fertility doctor's records were missing from Web site

Officials at the state Department of Public Health were aware early this year that the disciplinary records of a Greenwich doctor cited for using the wrong man’s sperm in a fertility procedure were not posted online, but did not rectify the error until Greenwich Time asked about the case more than 10 months later.

Over Three Billion Prescriptions Written Annually

The average 75 year old swallows eight prescribed pills each day. The consumers in many cases has been sold something they do not need and or might be dangerous to

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Hartford Courant OP Ed demands reform on Hospital Mistake Reporting

Thank you Hartford Courant for your Editorial “In the Dark about Hospital Mistakes”

Matt Kauffman’s excellent investigative journalism has led to a demand for reform. We will be introducing legislation that will address the very problems he uncovered. Read the article and the op ed… improving accountability, transparency and ultimately patient safety

Peter is Not Frivilous. Watch New Video

Mary Ellen Ladd, Peter’s mom, shares her experience of discovering that Peter has cerebral palsy and the expense of caring for him.