January 11, 2002
U.S. Said to Give Colleges Wide Discretion on Scientists' Financial Conflicts
Federal regulations that give universities much of the responsibility for policing financial conflicts of interest involving biomedical researchers have "limitations," the General Accounting Office said in a report last month.
Citing the report, the top Republican on the Senate subcommittee that oversees biomedical research called for hearings and, possibly, additional legislation to improve protections for volunteers participating in such studies.
The General Accounting Office
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