February 1, 2008
NIH Turns Blind Eye to Academics' Financial Conflicts, Audit Says
Agency relies on universities to police their own problems, a strategy that may allow conflicts to go unresolved
Hundreds of financial conflicts of interest among university researchers have not been investigated by the National Institutes of Health, an agency that should police them, according to a new audit report.
The report, by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services — NIH's parent agency — describes a dysfunctional system
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