Free Meals and Other Perks From Big Pharma Really Do Sway Doctors, Review Finds
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"Free Meals and Other Perks From Big Pharma Really Do Sway Doctors, Review Finds" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Globe and Mail, The Conversation, Fierce Pharma and EurekAlert! Science News Releases. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Doctors who receive gifts or payments from companies prescribe drugs more frequently, review finds The Globe and Mail · 8h ago
- Drug company promotion negatively affects how doctors prescribe: Insights from a new Cochrane review The Conversation · 8h ago
- Free lunches for clinicians bloat prescription bills: review Fierce Pharma · 8h ago
- Pharmaceutical company marketing negatively influences prescribing EurekAlert! Science News Releases · 8h ago
- Free Meals and Other Perks From Big Pharma Really Do Sway Doctors, Review Finds Gizmodo · 8h ago
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