Category: conflicts of interest

The Wrong Priorities in White House Hiring Practices

Commentary The Biden administration’s priorities have been unchanged since January 2021. Here is part of the list from the official White House website: “… actions to control the COVID-19 pandemic, provide economic relief, tackle climate change, and advance racial equity and civil rights.” Those priorities were immediately incorporated in personnel policies through executive orders, for…


Oversight Committee Seeks to Interview Former Top UN Official on Hunter Biden’s Relationship With Chinese Energy Firm

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability investigators want to interview former United Nations General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic of Serbia as a key potential witness regarding the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, and brother, James. “Vuk Jeremic is a key witness in our investigation of Joe Biden’s involvement in his family’s international…


Oversight Panel Seeks to Interview Former Top UN Official on Hunter Biden’s Relationship With Chinese Energy Firm

Investigators for the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability want to interview former United Nations General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic of Serbia as a key potential witness regarding the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, and brother, James. “Vuk Jeremic is a key witness in our investigation of Joe Biden’s involvement in his…


Government Watchdog Investigates ‘Conflicts of Interest’ in Lawsuit Against Labor Department

A government watchdog group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor over its alleged refusal to release documents that could potentially show “conflicts of interest” issues among the agency’s senior officials. Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Oct. 10….


A Critique of The Lancet COVID-19 Commission

Commentary The Lancet recently released its long-awaited COVID-19 commission report. The report well reflects the current state of public health science and addresses the business needs of the Lancet. It may have been naïve to expect further, but health is an important area and should be taken more seriously. The level of obfuscation of evidence, misrepresentation of prior knowledge,…


Two Judges Step Down From New York COVID Vaccine Mandates Lawsuit Over Financial Conflicts of Interest, Third Judge Will Stay

A judge assigned to hear two consolidated lawsuits challenging COVID-19 vaccine mandates in New York City today said she would not step down from the case as requested by the plaintiffs. Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald denied the plaintiffs’ motion to disqualify her from the case. Plaintiffs filed the motion Tuesday after financial disclosures revealed the judge owned $250,000 in Pfizer…


EXCLUSIVE: Key NIH Research Executive Received 70 Secret Royalty Payments; Colleague Got 7

Two key National Institutes for Health (NIH) executives in positions of influence on decisions about who gets grants from the agency received a total of 77 previously undisclosed royalty payments from outside firms between 2010 and 2014. The secret royalty payments, which were first reported by The Epoch Times, are among thousands estimated to total at…


Key NIH Research Executive Received 70 Secret Royalty Payments; Colleague Got 7

Two key National Institutes for Health (NIH) executives in positions of influence on decisions about who gets grants from the agency received a total of 77 previously undisclosed royalty payments from outside firms between 2010 and 2014. The secret royalty payments, which were first reported by The Epoch Times, are among thousands estimated to total at…


Study Finds Ads for Many Aussie Orthopaedic Surgeons Don’t Comply With Guidelines

Research led by the University of New South Wales has found “large proportions” of online advertising for orthopaedic surgeons non-compliant, with “only one-quarter” of surgeons compliant with guidelines. “Non-compliance [in our study] was often characterised by unverified claims of reputation and skill, or misleading representations of the benefits of treatment,” the authors wrote. “As patients…


Frequent Interactions Between Clinicans and Big Pharma a Conflict of Interest: Expert

An expert in pharmaceutical policy has said that the frequent interactions between pharmaceutical companies and health professionals can pose a conflict of interest for clinicians. Prof. Barbara Mintzes told The Epoch Times that research has demonstrated that there was a corollary between health professionals receiving a low price meal while being promoted a drug and…