Tag: Ethics
Doctors fail to disclose industry ties in journal articles
Industry-sponsored research tends to be more positive than that financed by other sources, that in turn can sway which treatments become available to patients
Go slow, start small with genome screening, experts urge
Programs to screen the genomes of healthy adults to identify genes that may put them at risk for disease later in life need to be implemented with care so that they do not do more harm than good, says an expert panel.
Top Cancer Researcher Resigns After Failing to Disclose Industry Ties
Dr. José Baselga resigned on amid reports that he had failed to disclose millions in payments from health care companies in dozens of research articles.
Top Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Financial Ties to Corporations
One of the world’s top breast cancer doctors failed to disclose millions of dollars in payments from drug and health care companies in recent years.
Immigrant Shelters Drug Teenagers Without Consent
Former shelter employees and doctors say the immigrant shelters lack sufficient counselors and too often turn to powerful psychotropic drugs when kids act out.