GE and Muzzled Radiologist End UK Libel Case
GE Healthcare has settled its libel lawsuit against Henrik Thomsen, the Danish radiologist who had raised questions about the safety … more…
GE Suit Hushes Scientist Critical of Omniscan
A version of this story was published with The Sunday Times (UK).
LONDON -- Two years ago in a conference room in the Randolph hote … more…
FDA Advised to Tighten Restrictions on GE and Covidien MRI Drugs
Feds May Tighten Rules on Omniscan, a GE MRI Drug
Dec. 2, 2009: This post has been corrected.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing further regulation of three drugs use … more…
Report: Stimulus Drives Right Past Motor City
Today’s extra-large roundup of stimulus coverage:
Stimulus readers, rejoice: Today’s harvest of coverage is a bounty. We begin … more…
FDA to Take a Second Look at Warnings on MRI Drugs
Federal regulators plan to meet in December to review a 2007 decision to issue a blanket warning about the risks of special imaging d … more…
Specter of MRI Disease Haunts GE
In May 2006, medical regulators in Denmark issued a warning that signaled trouble for General Electric. Danish researchers noted tha … more…
How Three University Medical Centers Handled GE’s Omniscan
In 2006, Danish medical authorities began receiving reports that patients with serious kidney problems who underwent a magnetic reson … more…
Report: FDIC Bailout Will Save Banks $24 Billion
We keep you up to date on how many taxpayer billions have gone out to the nation’s banks (and insurance, credit card and auto … more…
Large Bailed-Out Bank Struggles to Survive
When CIT Group received $2.3 billion in taxpayer funds last year, it wasn’t because it was struggling; it got the money through a … more…
EPA Attorneys Criticize Obama Nominee
The Obama administration's nomination of Ignacia Moreno to head the environment division of the Department of Justice is moving qu … more…
ProPublica Reporters Discuss Their Articles
July 2, 12:02 p.m.: This post has been updated.
Just how it is that a major manufacturing corporation was able to use loopholes in … more…
How a Loophole Benefits General Electric in Bank Rescue
This article was published in the Washington Post on June 29, 2009
WASHINGTON – General Electric, the world’s largest … more…
How a Loophole Benefits General Electric in Bank Rescue
This article was published in the Washington Post on June 29, 2009
WASHINGTON – General Electric, the world's largest industr … more…
October 20, 2009
Nuclear Power Revival Leaves Waste Issue Unsolved Jeremy van Loon, Bloomberg, October 20, 2009
August 24, 2009
Public Interest Group Ad Criticizing GE Funded by GE Rival Alex Leary, St. Pete Times, August 24, 2009
November 12, 2008
Obama Advisor Tied to Defense Contractor Kenneth P. Vogel, Politico, November 12, 2008
September 23, 2008
Short-Sell List Grows, and So Do Questions Michael J. De La Merced, New York Times, September 23, 2008
June 27, 2008
Congressional Spouses’ Stocks May Pose Conflict of Interest Lindsay Renick Mayer, Capital Eye, June 27, 2008
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