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Advocacy in Action: PharmedOut Organizes a Letter Challenging “Dangerous Disinformation”
A recent STAT news article covers Program Co-Director Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman's organization, PharmedOut, which has organized a letter signed by multiple experts on women's health "demanding that the
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“80% of Adolescents” at Risk: The Hoya Features HAPI Seminar in New Article
The Hoya, Georgetown’s student newspaper, published an article on a HAPI seminar featuring Dr. Charles Hillman on Physical Activity, Adiposity, and Brain Health in Children. The recap covers his pres
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“A New Dystopic Era”: Dr. Fugh-Berman on Pharmaceutical Companies Selling Direct
Dr. Fugh-Berman and her colleague at PharmedOut, Judy Butler, have just published an opinion piece in STAT news on an alarming new pharmaceutical practice: selling prescription drugs directly to cons
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Peer Reviewers Made $1 Billion in 3 Years: Dr. Fugh-Berman Featured in MedPage Today on Medical Journal Financial Conflicts
More than half of peer reviewers for four top medical journals received payments from drug and medical device manufacturers, totaling $1.06 billion, from 2020 to 2022, according to an analysis of th
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Drug Company Tricks: Patricia Bencivenga ’21 publishes Op-Ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Patricia Bencivenga '21 recently published an Op-Ed in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette alongside Judy Butler on "Drug company tricks: Gaslighting the worried well into becoming the worried sick." Patrici
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Dangerous Fentanyl “Candy” Off the Market: Program Co-Director Adriane Fugh-Berman Published in The Kansas City Star
Last week, Program Co-Director Adriane Fugh-Berman published an opinion piece with PharmedOut colleague Judy Butler in The Kansas City Star. The piece covers the rise and fall of fentanyl lollipops,
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Reproductive Justice: The Hoya Highlights Health and the Public Interest Seminar with Dr. Marea
On September 20th, The Hoya, Georgetown’s oldest and largest student newspaper, published an article highlighting a recent seminar hosted by the M.S. Health and the Public Interest program, titled “Operationalizing Reproductive Justice in Health Services Research and Policy To Address Perinatal Health Disparities.”
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Psychosis or Marketing Tactic? Daisy Daeschler ’21 Published in the International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services
Daisy Daeschler '21 has just published her research with Dr. Fugh-Berman on "Parkinson's Disease Psychosis and the Marketing of Pimavanserin." In the study, Daeschler and Fugh-Berman examine tren
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Menopause and the Workplace: Patricia Bencivenga ’21 publishes Op-Ed in the Baltimore Sun
Patricia Bencivenga '21 recently published an Op-Ed in the Baltimore Sun alongside Program Director Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman on menopause in the workplace. Patricia is currently working as the Special
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