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60 Minutes, Compassionate Use
produced by Nancy Kramer, fl. 2001, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 13 mins
Lesley Stahl reports on the elusive practice called 'compassionate use' - a controversial way for some patients to obtain experimental drugs before they've been FDA-approved.
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produced by Nancy Kramer, fl. 2001, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 13 mins
Description
Lesley Stahl reports on the elusive practice called 'compassionate use' - a controversial way for some patients to obtain experimental drugs before they've been FDA-approved.
Date Written / Recorded
2001-05-03
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Nancy Kramer, fl. 2001, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Lesley Stahl, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2001-05-03
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Robert Temple, fl. 2001, Patty Delaney, fl. 2001, Amy Cohen, fl. 2001, Ruth-Ann Santino, fl. 2001
Topic / Theme
Regulations, Patients, Scientific research, Medical treatments and procedures, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Disease and Health
Copyright Message
© 2001 CBS News
Organization Discussed
ImClone Systems, AstraZeneca, United States. Food and Drug Administration
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60 Minutes, Prescriptions & Profit
produced by Alden Bourne, fl. 2001-2006, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Morley Safer, 1931-2016, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2004), 13 mins
For more than a year, the FDA Commissioner, Dr. Mark McClellan, has been waging a campaign against Canadian importation. The FDA has also issued a serious warning that using Canadian drugs could be unsafe. Correspondent Morley Safer reports.
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produced by Alden Bourne, fl. 2001-2006, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Morley Safer, 1931-2016, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2004), 13 mins
Description
For more than a year, the FDA Commissioner, Dr. Mark McClellan, has been waging a campaign against Canadian importation. The FDA has also issued a serious warning that using Canadian drugs could be unsafe. Correspondent Morley Safer reports.
Date Written / Recorded
2004-03-12
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Alden Bourne, fl. 2001-2006, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Morley Safer, 1931-2016
Date Published / Released
2004-03-12
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Dan Burton, 1938-, Michael Albano, 1950-, Marcia Angell, 1939-, Mark McClellan, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Regulatory commissions, Prices, Pricing, Profit, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Trade and Commerce, Disease and Health
Copyright Message
© 2004 CBS News
Organization Discussed
Pfizer, United States. Food and Drug Administration
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60 Minutes, Prescription For Trouble
produced by Tanya Simon, fl. 2001-2014 and Michael Radutzky, fl. 2000-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Ed Bradley, 1941-2006, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2004), 14 mins
When the pharmaceutical giant Merck pulled its blockbuster pain medication Vioxx off the market last fall, it was the largest prescription drug recall in history. Correspondent Ed Bradley reports.
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produced by Tanya Simon, fl. 2001-2014 and Michael Radutzky, fl. 2000-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Ed Bradley, 1941-2006, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2004), 14 mins
Description
When the pharmaceutical giant Merck pulled its blockbuster pain medication Vioxx off the market last fall, it was the largest prescription drug recall in history. Correspondent Ed Bradley reports.
Date Written / Recorded
2004-11-14
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Tanya Simon, fl. 2001-2014, Michael Radutzky, fl. 2000-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Ed Bradley, 1941-2006
Date Published / Released
2004-11-14
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Janet Woodcock, fl. 2004, Eric Topol, 1954-, Andy Birchfield, fl. 2004, Monty Huggins, fl. 2004, Raymond Gilmartin, 1941-
Topic / Theme
Mortality rates, Accidental deaths, Health care issues, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Disease and Health
Copyright Message
© 2004 CBS News
Organization Discussed
United States. Food and Drug Administration, Merck & Company
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60 Minutes, Plan B
produced by Karen M. Sughrue, fl. 2006-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2005), 13 mins
A former FDA official criticizes the agency for failing to approve over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan B, calling the case 'a poster child' for concerns that conservative politics may be interfering with science in government decision-making. Lesley Stahl reports.
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produced by Karen M. Sughrue, fl. 2006-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2005), 13 mins
Description
A former FDA official criticizes the agency for failing to approve over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan B, calling the case 'a poster child' for concerns that conservative politics may be interfering with science in government decision-making. Lesley Stahl reports.
Date Written / Recorded
2005-11-22
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Karen M. Sughrue, fl. 2006-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Lesley Stahl, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2005-11-22
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Lester Crawford, 1938-, David Hager, 1946-, Susan Wood, fl. 2005
Topic / Theme
Conservatism, Politics, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Reproductive rights, Birth control, Political and Social Movements, Disease and Health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Columbia Broadcasting System
Organization Discussed
United States. Food and Drug Administration
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60 Minutes, Prescription For Addiction
produced by Henry Schuster, fl. 1988-2007 and Rebecca Peterson, fl. 2004-2012, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2007), 14 mins
December 10, 2007, - Prometa is touted as a new treatment for addictions, especially to meth, but some doctors say its claims are unverified, even though addicts and other doctors say it works. Scott Pelley reports.
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produced by Henry Schuster, fl. 1988-2007 and Rebecca Peterson, fl. 2004-2012, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2007), 14 mins
Description
December 10, 2007, - Prometa is touted as a new treatment for addictions, especially to meth, but some doctors say its claims are unverified, even though addicts and other doctors say it works. Scott Pelley reports.
Date Written / Recorded
2007-12-10
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Henry Schuster, fl. 1988-2007, Rebecca Peterson, fl. 2004-2012, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Scott Pelley, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2007-12-10
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
John Mendelson, fl. 2007, Melanie Wild, fl. 2007, Matt Wild, fl. 2007, Matthew Torrington, fl. 2007, Dave Smart, fl. 2007, Terren S. Peizer, 1959-
Topic / Theme
Regulations, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Drug abuse, Addiction rehabilitation, Disease and Health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by Columbia Broadcasting System
Organization Discussed
United States. Food and Drug Administration
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60 Minutes, Counterfeit Drugs
produced by Sam Hornblower, 1978- and Kyra Darnton, fl. 2005-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Sanjay Gupta, 1969-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2011), 13 mins
60 Minutes' nine-month investigation of counterfeit prescription drugs reveals how the dangerous and sometimes deadly fakes get into the nation's drug pipeline. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
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produced by Sam Hornblower, 1978- and Kyra Darnton, fl. 2005-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Sanjay Gupta, 1969-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2011), 13 mins
Description
60 Minutes' nine-month investigation of counterfeit prescription drugs reveals how the dangerous and sometimes deadly fakes get into the nation's drug pipeline. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
Date Written / Recorded
2011-03-13
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Sam Hornblower, 1978-, Kyra Darnton, fl. 2005-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Sanjay Gupta, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2011-03-13
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Colleen Hubley, fl. 2011, Margaret Hamburg, 1955-, Balbir Bhogal, fl. 2011, David Elder, fl. 2011, Kumar Kibble, fl. 2011, John P. Clark, fl. 2011
Topic / Theme
Public safety, Consumer products, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Counterfeit products, Disease and Health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by Columbia Broadcasting System
Organization Discussed
Baxter International, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Pfizer
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60 Minutes, Sex Matters
produced by Shari Finkelstein, fl. 2001-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2014), 14 mins
May 22, 2014 - More and more, scientists are realizing that the differences between the sexes are dangerously understudied. Lesley Stahl reports.
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produced by Shari Finkelstein, fl. 2001-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2014), 14 mins
Description
May 22, 2014 - More and more, scientists are realizing that the differences between the sexes are dangerously understudied. Lesley Stahl reports.
Date Written / Recorded
2014-05-22
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Shari Finkelstein, fl. 2001-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Lesley Stahl, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2014-05-22
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Noel Bairey Merz, fl. 2014, Pearl Grumet, fl. 2014, Melina Kibbe, fl. 2014, Doris Taylor, fl. 2014, Sandra Kweder, fl. 2014, Larry Cahill, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Women's health issues, Scientific research, Health care issues, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Women, Men, Physical differences, Race and Gender
Copyright Message
© 2014 CBS News
Organization Discussed
United States. Food and Drug Administration
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60 Minutes, Who Poisoned The Children?
produced by Walt Bogdanich, fl. 1999-2011, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1999), 14 mins
A pharmacist in Haiti used barrels of what he thought was pharmaceutical glycerine to sweeten medicine for children. It turned out to be diethylene glycol instead, and in 1996 children began to die from taking the tainted medicine. The barrels were traced to Europe, and then to China. The FDA was asked to follow u...
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produced by Walt Bogdanich, fl. 1999-2011, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1999), 14 mins
Description
A pharmacist in Haiti used barrels of what he thought was pharmaceutical glycerine to sweeten medicine for children. It turned out to be diethylene glycol instead, and in 1996 children began to die from taking the tainted medicine. The barrels were traced to Europe, and then to China. The FDA was asked to follow up with China, but had no authority to get answers. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act came about in the United States because of a simila...
A pharmacist in Haiti used barrels of what he thought was pharmaceutical glycerine to sweeten medicine for children. It turned out to be diethylene glycol instead, and in 1996 children began to die from taking the tainted medicine. The barrels were traced to Europe, and then to China. The FDA was asked to follow up with China, but had no authority to get answers. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act came about in the United States because of a similar problem in the 1930s. Mike Wallace reports.
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Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Walt Bogdanich, fl. 1999-2011, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Date Published / Released
1997-09-28, 1999-07-11
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
Accidental deaths, Chemical industry, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Disease and Health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by Columbia Broadcasting System
Organization Discussed
United States. Food and Drug Administration
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60 Minutes, What Killed Brian Lykins?
produced by Michael Rosenbaum, 1948-2012, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Gloria Anne Borger, 1952-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2002), 13 mins
Transplanting human tissue to fix a knee, a hip, or an elbow, while innovative just a few years ago, has become a routine procedure in American hospitals. But as correspondent Gloria Borger reports, a deadly side effect has turned up.
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produced by Michael Rosenbaum, 1948-2012, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Gloria Anne Borger, 1952-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2002), 13 mins
Description
Transplanting human tissue to fix a knee, a hip, or an elbow, while innovative just a few years ago, has become a routine procedure in American hospitals. But as correspondent Gloria Borger reports, a deadly side effect has turned up.
Date Written / Recorded
2002-05-14
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Michael Rosenbaum, 1948-2012, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Gloria Anne Borger, 1952-
Date Published / Released
2002-05-14
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Murray Lumpkin, fl. 2002, Susan Collins, 1952-, Alan Minvielle, fl. 2002, Warren King, 1958-, Jay James, fl. 2002, Daniel Jernigan, 1966-, Brian Lykins, 1978-2001
Topic / Theme
Regulatory commissions, Medical treatments and procedures, Infections, Accidental deaths, Bodies, bones and remains, Medical innovations, Disease and Health
Copyright Message
© 2002 CBS News
Organization Discussed
United States. Food and Drug Administration, CryoLife, United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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60 Minutes, Are They Safe?
produced by Karen M. Sughrue, fl. 2006-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2010), 13 mins
Chemicals called phthalates, found in soft plastic products we use every day, are so ubiquitous that traces of them can be found in everybody. Are they safe or harmful? Lesley Stahl investigates.
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produced by Karen M. Sughrue, fl. 2006-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2010), 13 mins
Description
Chemicals called phthalates, found in soft plastic products we use every day, are so ubiquitous that traces of them can be found in everybody. Are they safe or harmful? Lesley Stahl investigates.
Date Written / Recorded
2010-05-23
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Karen M. Sughrue, fl. 2006-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Lesley Stahl, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2010-05-23
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Cal Dooley, 1954-, Rick Woldenberg, fl. 2010, Howard Snyder, fl. 2010, Shanna Swan, fl. 2010-2016, Richard Sharpe, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Safety inspections, Public health awareness, Public health, Chemical engineering, Chemical industry, Disease and Health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 by Columbia Broadcasting System
Organization Discussed
United States. Consumer Product Safety Commission, United States. Food and Drug Administration, United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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