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Big brother is watching…or at least, in Asia, maybe he should be.

Posted on July 5, 2010

Kudos to Dr. Rich of The Covert Rationing Blog for trying to further debate in the topic of physician-industry relationships and conflicts of interests. I have also spoke to this effect in my article “What conflicts of interest? Trust me – I’m a doctor.” addressing what I think is a urgent need for Asian physicians [...]

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What’s up Doc?

Posted on September 11, 2009

Well, it is with sincere empathy and all due respect that I post this next article as it is the recent personal experience of a close friend. However, I believe in this disruptive era of healthcare reform, all perspectives require examination and I will try to relate this heartfelt experience to the discussion on healthcare [...]

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