Doctors will be able to make face-to-face Web calls on patients in Hawaii starting Jan. 15.

The pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium on branded promotional items.

The pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium on branded promotional items.

In the first such step by a major medical center, the clinic says it has begun publicly disclosing the business relationships its staff has with drug makers.

The court upheld the right of states to prohibit the sale of doctor-specific prescription drug data that is widely used in pharmaceutical marketing.

Two senators looking into potential conflicts of interests have sent inquiries to the Cardiovascular Research Foundation concerning its ties to device makers and drug producers.

Two senators looking into potential conflicts of interests have sent inquiries to the Cardiovascular Research Foundation concerning its ties to device makers and drug producers.

The decision by Eli Lilly comes as lawmakers have been pushing for a national registry of such payments.

The decision by Eli Lilly comes as lawmakers have been pushing for a national registry of such payments.

The number of patients receiving defibrillators has declined, as more doctors and patients decide the risks and uncertainties the devices pose may outweigh their potential benefits.