May 14, 2009

NIH Makes No Promises as It Considers Regulations on Financial Conflicts

By Paul Basken

The National Institutes of Health, after months of pressure, announced last week that it would consider imposing tougher regulations aimed at reducing financial conflicts of interest in scientific research. But it might actually not do anything.

An NIH official, outlining the agency’s plans, told The Chronicle on Tuesday that a newly announced review of NIH policies might end in a few months with a decision to leave regulations just as they are now.

And

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