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Marcia Angell

Marcia Angell, Senior Lecturer in Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, is former Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine and author of The Truth About the Drug Companies.

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Big Pharma, Bad Medicine

Relationships between academic institutions and biotechnology companies create conflicts of interest that undermine the goals of academic medicine and harm the public.

Marcia Angell

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A Question of Commitments — Final Response

The medical profession needs to be true to its purpose.

Marcia Angell

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Public Health

Bollier's argument, while accurate, does not go far enough.

Marcia Angell

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Pockets of Poverty

This is an important and deeply humane essay.

Marcia Angell

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