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How the Drug Companies Say They Screen Their Speaker Docs
The seven drug companies that have disclosed their payments to doctors say they screen their "speakers" but many do not check state medical disciplinary databases.
Intelligence Chief to Review Handling of Mumbai Tips
The Director of National Intelligence will review the handling of David Coleman Headley, the former U.S. informant and confessed plotter of the Mumbai attacks in 2008
Doctors on Pharma Payroll: What Our Partners Found
While it’s not illegal for doctors to promote prescription drugs and accept payments from drug companies, such arrangements do raise ethical questions that some institutions have found concerning enough to try to limit.
Editor's Note: Dollars for Docs
The stories ProPublica is publishing today on the drug industry are part of a broader effort to expand the possibilities of collaborative journalism.
Lawsuits Say Pharma Illegally Paid Doctors to Push Their Drugs
Pharma companies are being accused in lawsuits of paying doctors to push off-label uses of their drugs or financially rewarding doctors for prescribing their brand-name medications.
Docs on Pharma Payroll Have Blemished Records, Limited Credentials
Hundreds of doctors paid by pharmaceutical companies to promote their drugs have been accused of professional misconduct, were disciplined by state boards or lacked credentials as researchers or specialists, ProPublica has found. We compiled data from seven companies, covering $257.8 million in payouts since 2009 for speaking, consulting and other duties
Consumer Reports: Most Patients Worry About Pharma Payments to Doctors
A Consumer Reports survey has found that patients say they would be concerned about the quality of care they receive from a doctor who is paid to promote a drug. And they said they want to know about such payments.
Mortgage Investors Join Outcry Against Banks
The investors who own mortgages are starting to threaten legal action over the way banks and mortgage servicers operate, saying the servicers are looking out for themselves, not their clients.
Lawsuits Highlight Troubles With Government's Loan-Modification Program
A recent decision to consolidate several class-action suits accusing Bank of America of unfairly denying mortgage modifications could cover over 100,000 homeowners and raise more questions about the government’s loan mod program.
Who’s Who in the Foreclosure Scandal: A Primer on the Players
When it comes to untangling our mortgage foreclosure mess, the complexity of the process is part of the problem. Here's a primer on the players involved.
U.S. Embassy Didn’t Pass Along Tip About Headley’s Ties to Mumbai Terrorists
More questions are being raised about how federal law enforcement officials handled two tips they received about David Coleman Headley, the U.S. businessman and former DEA informant who has confessed to helping plot the 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai.
Feds Confirm Mumbai Plotter Trained With Terrorists While Working for DEA
Federal officials confirm that David Coleman Headley, who has confessed to helping terrorists plot the 2008 Mumbai attack, was working as a DEA informant while he trained with terrorists.
More Details Emerge about Drywall Settlement
Details of the settlement involving a major Chinese drywall manufacturer and several defendants emerged on Thursday in New Orleans federal court.
FBI Was Warned Years in Advance of Mumbai Attacker's Terror Ties
Three years before the Mumbai attack, the U.S. was warned that a key figure in the plot had terror ties.
ProPublica’s Guide to Mechanical Turk
This is a guide to journalists looking to use Mechanical Turk in their data projects.
Reporting Recipe: Using Amazon's Mechanical Turk for Data Projects
Announcing ProPublica’s guide to using Mechanical Turk for data-journalism projects.
Gulf Spill Fund Offers Little Information to Claimants
Acknowledging his operation should be doing a better job of providing information, the claims czar promises to deploy more agents in the Gulf to respond to desperate claimants.
Watchdog Finds Treasury's Reliance on Contractors Shielded Bailout Work from Scrutiny
A report by the government panel overseeing the bailout noted “significant transparency concerns” given the program’s heavy reliance on outside companies.
