The following are recent articles, interviews, and information products in the national and global popular media that either cover my research or for which I have served as a contributor:
- FDA Commissioner Shares Agency’s Top Priorities at BWH Forum. BWH Bulletin. November 4, 2016.
- Boodman E, Ross C. Anti-Vaccine Rant Exposes Conflict Over Hospitals’ Embrace of Alternative Medicine. STAT News. January 9, 2017.
- Ault A. Cleveland Clinic Wellness Doctor Backs Off Antivaccine Column. Medscape Medical News. January 9, 2017.
- Young M. The 21st Century Cures Act Easily Passed, But is it Good for Research Protection? IRB Advisor. January 17, 2017.
- Celia D. Payer Roundtable: The 21st Century Cures Act. First Report Managed Care. January 23, 2017.
- Furlow B. Industry Payments Influence Research, Prescribing, and Advocacy. Cancer Therapy Advisor. March 9, 2017.
- American Medical Association (AMA) Wire profile – Dr. Sinha: The moment I knew medicine was my calling. May 8, 2017.
- Celia D. Health Care Reform: What Can Payers Expect from Washington? First Report Managed Care. June 9, 2017.
- Singer LE, Hutchinson E, et al. Letter: Professors Call Health Bills a ‘Giant Step Backward.’ The New York Times. June 23, 2017.
- Appold K. The 21st Century Cures Act. ENTtoday. August 15, 2017.
- Dodge JT. Determinants of Market Exclusivity for Prescription Drugs in the United States. The Commonwealth Fund. September 13, 2017.
- Massachusetts Medical Society. 2017 Interim Meeting Special Edition. Vital Signs This Week. December 4, 2017.
- Celia D. Health Reform Remains Unclear Heading Into 2018, Cover Story Part 1. First Report Managed Care. December 20, 2017.
- Celia D. What Should Payers Do To Prepare for 2018, Cover Story Part 2. First Report Managed Care. December 21, 2017.
- Mezher M. New Study Looks at FDA's Use of Social Media to Communicate on Drug Safety. Regulatory Focus. January 9, 2018.
- Budryk Z. Study: FDA Should Increase Social Media Use to Issue Safety Information. FDA News. January 10, 2018.
- Mukherjee S. FDA communications in the social media era. Fortune. January 11, 2018.
- Young, PD. Government should actively use SNS to spread information on drug safety – US researchers use FDA social media analysis. Medi:Gate News. January 16, 2018.
- Ross D. KIRO Radio/Seattle Morning News Interview: What the President can and cannot do to affect drug prices. March 7, 2018.
- Ross D. No wonder prescription drug prices aren’t cheaper yet. KIRO Radio. March 19, 2018.
- Kalter L. Docs: Medicare failing addicted seniors. Boston Herald. April 26, 2018.
- Wilcox M. Is Social Media Useful in Understanding Side Effects? MedShadow. May 7, 2018.
- Brennan Z. Off-Label Promotion: Are FDA’s Rules About to Unravel? Regulatory Focus. May 8, 2018.
- Silverman E. Tennessee becomes the second state to pass a law allowing pharma to promote off-label uses. STAT News. May 10, 2018.
- Goth B. Will States Push for Drug Promotion for ‘Off-Label’ Uses? Bloomberg Law. May 11, 2018.
- Young KD. New Efforts Taking Root to Ease Off-Label Drug Promotion. Medscape Medical News. May 15, 2018.
- Ross D. KIRO Radio/Seattle Morning News Interview: The government’s inability, or disinterest, regarding lowering drug prices. May 15, 2018.
- Dorman S. Harvard Hospital Wanted To Be More Diverse, So It Removed Portraits Of White Male ‘Luminaries.’ https://ijr.com/harvard-hospital-removes-white-male-portraits/. IJR. June 15, 2018.
- Kirkner RM. Trying to Sidestep Off-Label Dance-Around. Managed Care July 2, 2018.
- McDonald A. Female Physicians ‘Do Not Work As Hard,’ Male Doctor Tells Medical Journal. Huffington Post. September 2, 2018.
- Berrington L, Pedrotty J. Massachusetts Physicians Push the AMA to Lead on Gender Pay Equity. Massachusetts Medical Society Vital Signs. September 2018.
- She Leads Healthcare. White Paper: Ending Gender Workforce Disparities is an Ethical Imperative. September 17, 2018.
- Brennan Z. Researchers Point to R&D Treaty to Spur New Infectious Disease Treatments. Regulatory Focus. September 24, 2018.
- Brennan Z. Do the Rewards of Pediatric Exclusivity Outweigh the Benefits? Researchers Discuss. Regulatory Focus. September 26, 2018.
- Silverman E. A grand bargain or a bad deal? Pharma runs pediatric trials to win incentives, but consumers pay a price. STAT News. September 26, 2018.
- Frellick M. The True Costs of Pivotal Trials That Support FDA Approval. Medscape. October 1, 2018.
- Costs of pivotal trials and paediatric trials high in USA. PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News. 813(1):7. October 6, 2018.
- Kronemyer B. The state of off-label drug laws. Dermatology Times. October 12, 2018.
- Noonan E. The Why, How, Pros, and Cons of Online Physician Communities. Massachusetts Medical Society Vital Signs. October 2018.
- Hamm N. Doctor Says She Was Racially Profiled on Delta Flight. NBC 10 Boston and NECN. November 1, 2018.
- Hauser C. ‘Are You Actually an M.D.?’: A Black Doctor Is Questioned as She Intervenes on a Delta Flight. The New York Times. November 2, 2018.
- Hwang K. ‘Are you really a doctor?’: Physician on flight says she was racially profiled. Indianapolis Star. November 2, 2018.
- Basu T. ‘Stay In Your Lane’: After California Shooting, Doctors Hit Back at NRA for Trying to Silence Them Over Guns. The Daily Beast. November 8, 2018.
- Karlin-Smith S, Owermohle S. Are we paying too much for pediatric drug trials? POLITICO Prescription Pulse. November 12, 2018.
- Silver JK. Ethical leaders: use science to advance gender equity in medicine. STAT News. November 13, 2018.
- Kacik A. Federal investigation finds holes in orphan drug approval process. Modern Healthcare. December 4, 2018.
- Dawson M. Insider trading: What it is and how to avoid it. Medical Economics. January 15, 2019.
- Mazzolini C. ACP 2019: Contract negotiation: What physicians need to know. April 11, 2019.
- Twachtman G. How to incorporate the gender wage gap into contract negotiations. MD Edge Neurology. April 19, 2019. (also published in ACP Internist, a print publication of the American College of Physicians).
- Gardner J. Biopharma happily takes the tax cuts, but the jobs are harder to find. Biopharma Dive. May 9, 2019.
- Burgess A. Faculty behind Ed Portal’s FDA course give panel discussion. The Harvard Gazette May 17, 2019.
- American Medical Women’s Association. AMWA Member Spotlight — Michael Sinha. August 1, 2019.
- Anderson J. Lincoln man's lifesaving drug rings up at $102,296 a month when insurance denies claim. Omaha World-Herald. August 24, 2019.
- Martin N. First vaping-related death reported in Mass. The Boston Globe. October 7, 2019.
- Mercer E. Making the World a Better Place for Tomorrow’s Women In Medicine. Doximity op-(m)ed. October 8, 2019.
- Bartlett J. Cannabis regulators say Mass. DPH won't turn over data on problem vapes. Boston Business Journal. November 22, 2019.
- Dodge B. Nurse gets probation for prescribing $2.5 million worth of unnecessary fentanyl to patients for personal profit. Newsweek. November 26, 2019.
- Medical Economics Staff. Top Challenges Number 9: Negotiating better contracts. https://www.medicaleconomics.com/news/top-challenges-number-9-negotiating-better-contracts. Medical Economics. December 19, 2019.
- Dodge B. Can Trump Lower the Price of Insulin and EpiPens Without Congress? https://www.newsweek.com/can-trump-lower-price-insulin-epipens-without-congress-1482795. Newsweek. January 17, 2020.
- Bauman V. Pharma Pay-For-Delay Deals Called ‘Cost of Doing Business’. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/pharma-pay-for-delay-settlements-cost-of-doing-business. Bloomberg Law. February 10, 2020.
- Seegert L. Improving Cancer Pain Management Amid the Opioid Crisis. https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/home/cancer-topics/general-oncology/opioid-crisis-risk-improving-cancer-pain-management/. Cancer Therapy Advisor. March 3, 2020.
- Bennett C. Federal Ruling Puts Pressure on Clinical Trial Sponsors to Post Data. https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/home/cancer-topics/general-oncology/cancer-clinical-trial-federal-ruling-pressure-sponsors-post-data/. Cancer Therapy Advisor. March 11, 2020.
- Sadeque S. Panic as NY int'l dorm orders students out amid COVID-19 lockdown. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/panic-ny-int-dorm-orders-students-covid-19-lockdown-20032617111651html. Al Jazeera. March 26, 2020.