HEALTH: GAO Concerned Over University Research
Universities and federal health officials must do more to prevent financial conflicts that could taint biomedical research and harm human subjects, a congressional review says.
The study by the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, found that researchers do not have to disclose their financial interests to independent review boards, even though the boards must evaluate projects for risks to human subjects.
The GAO said the five universities it examined kept information about research activities and financial interests in different offices and in different formats, “making it a challenge to ensure that conflicts of interest were appropriately managed and not overlooked.”
Associated Press
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