This month’s Research Ethics Roundup covers enduring "publish or perish" incentives, a new grant program to increase the number of funded Black researchers, a beagle facility's impending closure, and lagging trial representation for older cancer patients. Read more
This month's Research Ethics Roundup covers funding for ARPA-H, a call to trial apps like drugs, an open letter to stop universities accepting fossil fuel research funding, and pharmaceutical marketing on TikTok. Read more
This week’s Research Ethics Roundup explores ethical issues related to the conduct of research in resource-limited settings and reproducibility, as well as issues related to the development of Ebola treatments. Read on to find out more and discover what’s happening in the world of research ethics and oversight.
A Failed Trial in Africa Raises Questions About How to Test HIV Drugs: Donald J. McNeil Jr. reports on a clinical trial that was recently halted in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Uganda in this article for The New York Times. The failed trial, which sought to evaluate [...] Read more
It has been a busy few weeks in the research oversight field with the release of a much anticipated Institute of Medicine report on data sharing and a new bill that seeks to overhaul drug and device development. Explore these and other stories below. HHS, Research Community Debate Informed Consent Policy: This piece from Kaiser Health News explores some of the various viewpoints surrounding the changes proposed by the Office for Human Research Protections in their “Draft Guidance on Disclosing Reasonably Foreseeable Risks in Research Evaluating Standards of Care." Read more
U.S. Urged to Clarify Extent of Funding Moratorium on Risky Virus Research:
Researchers are pleading with the US government to clarify the details of a recent moratorium placed on funding projects that show potential risks due to the use of certain viruses. Concerns include confusion on the specific viruses and experiments covered by the new policy. A statement released by the National [...] Read more
