This autobiographical article recounts Dean Lawrence Gostin's professional journey from the rights of mental health patients, to the civil liberties of individuals and groups, through to the broad welfare of large populations. In this article, Dean Gostin discusses the role that Erving Goffman's...

Pharmaceutical companies have strong economic interests in influencing physician-prescribing behaviors. They advertise direct-to-the-consumer and to the physician. Beyond general marketing, manufacturers promote their drugs to physicians through “detailing” — sales representatives...