MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'goldman sachs'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:33 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704958&cid=t_136399_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FhWBKw4PwEO0%2F Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot corporate campus this morning, where we are hustling the short people off to the school house for some learning and quaffing our usual cup of stimulation - our flavor today is Mocha Fudge Nut. Please join us. While you do, here are some tidbits from around your universe. We hope your day is productive and rewarding. Meanwhile, let us know of anything interesting or unusual. Have a great one… Study Reveals New Target For Antidepressants (Reuters) Teva MS Pill Reduces Relapses Less Most Injectables (Bloomberg News) Glaxo Moving More Jobs To Scotland (Scotland Herald) FDA Approves Merck Skin Cancer Drug (Reuters) Biogen MS Pill Shows Promise In Study (Associated Press) UK Docs May Consider Cost When Prescribing Off-La... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704958 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:07:42 +0100 4704958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036597&cid=t_136399_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fwhat-conflicted-web-we-weave-academic.html We have been writing about conflicts of interest in health care now for a long time.  We started with a focus on academic physicians'  and leaders' financial ties to pharmaceutical/ biotechnology/ device companies, then went on to the intense conflicts generated by academic medical and other health care non-profit leader who also sit on boards of directors of for profit health care corporations, and to conflicts affecting various kinds of respected not-for-profit health care organizations, like medical societies and patient advocacy groups.Meanwhile, we uncovered the curious dominance of the boards of some health care organizations by leaders in the finance world, including some of the leaders of the failed companies that brought us the "great recess... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036597 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:11:00 +0100 4036597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629620&cid=t_136399_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhUEjTZCgBhw%2F By Walter OlsonRecall the unionists’ siege of the Maryland banker’s home the other day? Perhaps it was inspired in part by this screed on the world financial crisis that appeared a little while back on the blog New Deal 2.0, published by the left-leaning Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Other advice in the same piece on how to handle execs from Goldman Sachs and similar investment banks: “Build some Guantanamo-like facility to hold these enemy financial combatants until they can be tried, convicted, and properly punished.” And: “Post the names of all managers and traders on Interpol. Arrest anyone who tries to board a plane, train, or boat; confiscate their passports; revoke their visas and work permits; and put a hold on their bank accounts until cul... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629620 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:09:53 +0100 3629620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499049&cid=t_136399_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fwa-L6rBh0XI%2F By Mark A. CalabriaThere has been much speculation that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its charges against Goldman Sachs on the eve of a Senate vote on new finance regulation in order to help Democrats win that vote.  Perhaps that theory is wrong: It now looks more likely that the SEC timed its Goldman case in order to divert attention away from two SEC inspector general (IG) reports criticizing the commission. In one of the reports, the SEC IG found that several of the top staffers at the SEC were spending their days surfing the web for porn, rather than looking for securities fraud.  One senior manager spent almost 8 hours a day looking a porn, getting to the point where he even filled up his government issued hard-drive with porn.  His actions were not ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499049 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:09:52 +0100 3499049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494297&cid=t_136399_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FspXUjt4XBzk%2F By Alan ReynoldsThe Obama administration thinks it has discovered the perfect formula to cram legislation through in a hurry:  Demonize some prominent firm within an industry you plan to redesign, and then pass a law that has nothing to do with the accusation against the demonized firm.  They did this with health insurance and now they’re trying it with finance. With health insurance, the demon was Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California, which Obama accused of raising premiums by “anywhere from 35 to 39 percent.” Why didn’t some curious reporter interview a single person who actually paid 39% more, or quote from a letter announcing such an increase?  Because it didn’t happen.  Insurance premiums are regulated by the states, and California wouldn’t approve such a boost.... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494297 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:46:01 +0100 3494297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432855&cid=t_136399_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fread-it-like-a-man-books-for-guys-that-women-should-borrow%2F photo: Thinkstock Chapter One: Baseball Opening Day for Major League Baseball is April 5, which dovetails nicely with the beginning of this series. It’s also a good starting point because baseball has always induced the nostalgic sandlot memory-lane-strolls of aging white men like Doris Kearns Goodwin. And the season goes on for-freaking-ever, so you can knock all three books out of the park by the All-Star break (July). The Natural by Bernard Malamud The Stats: For all the ink spilled about America’s “national pastime” (the one the NFL usurped about 30 years ago), there are very few great baseball novels. The Natural is one of them. You’ve seen the movie; you know the story. A 19-year-old prodigy, Roy Hobbs, gets shot by a mystery woman, drops out of sight, then magically reappe... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432855 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:47:39 +0100 3432855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280160&cid=t_136399_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F17%2Fgoldman-sachs-at-your-service%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Goldman Sachs At Your Service. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: bank, chaos theory, euro, goldman sachs, greece, political cartoon, wall street (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280160 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:10:10 +0100 3280160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275761&cid=t_136399_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Funiversity-president-but-no-longer.html A frequent topic on Health Care Renewal is how leaders of not-for-profit health care organizations now frequently value their "margin," that is, revenue generation more than mission.  (One good example here shows how medical school leaders value faculty most for how much money they bring in, rather than the quality of their teaching, research, or patient care.)  "Masters of the Universe" as Leaders of Academic MedicineAs we have cast about for reasons behind this important and unfortunate transformation, we noticed that many of the members of the boards of trustees of some of the most prestigious universities that house medical schools, medical schools, and teaching hospitals seemed to be leaders in the finance industry. The importance of that finding became more relevant after t... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275761 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:48:00 +0100 3275761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2681878&cid=t_136399_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FW9fhTflpsiE%2F The profits being reported so far this year by the major financial firms appear to be driven by proprietary trading (trading for their own account, as opposed to those of their customers). The recent $3.44 billion profit of Goldman Sachs in the second quarter is a dramatic case in point. Proprietary trading is a high-risk activity and signals the financial sector is returning to its bad old ways. Returns cannot be systematically high unless risk is correspondingly high. None of this would matter if it were just private capital at stake. But Goldman, along with other major financial firms, is being guaranteed under the dubious doctrine that it is too-big-to-fail. Better there were no government guarantees. As long as these guarantees are in place, however, high-risk activity must be curtail... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2681878 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:37:33 +0100 2681878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2011556&cid=t_136399_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F473540110%2F Goldman Sachs is in talks to provide hundreds of millions of dollars of funding to a large drugmaker, in what appears to be an attempt to create a new business model that will see financing shifting towards co-development of specific meds, The Financial Times reports. Jon Symonds, managing director at the investment bank in London and former finance director at AstraZeneca, says a first deal to create a new hybrid model of R&D should be finalized early next year and reflected the desire for even large drugmakers with strong sales on existing drugs to seek funding for future development, according to the FT. The Goldman Sachs model would form a “research pool” into which drugmakers would place a range of experimental drugs in a single therapeutic area in early-stage phase 1... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2011556 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:08:07 +0100 2011556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1497751&cid=t_136399_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F305364686%2F Here’s some more pressure on ceo Jeff Kindler and his new cfo, Frank D’Amelio. Goldman Sachs, one of the Street’s biggest firms, downgraded Pfizer stock and removed the drugmaker from its “Americas conviction” list, citing the stock’s under performance and a lack of near-term events to boost the value of the shares. The brokerage cut its rating to “neutral” from “buy,” noting that Pfizer’s share price has fallen 28.7 percent since Jan. 4, 2007, versus a 2.9 percent decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index SPX, Reuters reports. Goldman further cut its price target on Pfizer to $22 from $26 as near-term pipeline products decrease in value and recent safety issues pressure the brokerage’s forecasts for the dr... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1497751 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:31:04 +0100 1497751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=773302&cid=t_136399_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F8%2F1%2Fwe-must-be-stupid-stupid-stupid-mega-life-and-health.html Brian KlepperI’ve filled a lot of airtime and column inches over the last couple years talking about the financial conflicts that characterize so much of health care. I’ve focused on topics like oncology drug rebates, Medicare D drug plan scams and unnecessary care by doctors and hospitals, but the truth is that these unethical and abusive practices abound in virtually every area of health care. These outrages are often glossed over because they’re perpetrated by respectable people presumably working under the mantle of a higher mission. Of course many health care professionals are mortified by these practices and know that the system must change. I recently did a video commentary on financially conflicted care on Medscape and expected a physician backlash. What arrived i... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=773302 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:06:44 +0100 773302