Newspaper Op-Eds Should Disclose Authors ’ Industry Ties

Earlier this month, The Seattle Times published an op-ed by Samuel Browd, medical director of Seattle Children’s Sport Concussion Program, on the risks of brain injury in youth sports. Dr. Browd acknowledged troubling research on the dangers of repetitive brain trauma, but also emphasized that millions of children “have played contact sports without overt symptoms” and… Read more The post Newspaper Op-Eds Should Disclose Authors’ Industry Ties appeared first on The Hastings Center.
Source: blog.bioethics.net - Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Tags: Health Care Media professional ethics Public Health conflicts of interest football Hastings Bioethics Forum Health and Health Care industry medicine op-eds syndicated Source Type: blogs