A New Website Names and Shames Universities and Companies Who Fail to Report Clinical Trials
The government has never fined anyone for breaking a law about reporting clinical trials. A new effort is trying to change that.
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How to Make Biomedical Science Work Better
A new review finds that, 20 years on, the National Institutes of Health hasn't fulfilled its promise to check whether drugs are safe and effective among people of all backgrounds.
How Medical Device Companies Test Products Out on Patients—After They're Released
Essure, the latest malfunctioning medical device, shows us exactly what’s wrong with the way medical devices are approved in this country.
Labs Rarely Report Clinical-Trial Data on Time
According to United States law, studies of potential medicines and diagnostics are supposed to make their results publicly available within 12 months. But up to half of studies don’t follow the rules—and no one has ever faced penalties.
Government Seeks Rx for Deficit of Clinical Trial Volunteers
A new federal Web site hopes to match human research volunteers with medical researchers.