Conflicts of interest at the NIH: no easy solution.(Essays; National Institutes of Health)

From: The Hastings Center Report | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Editor's Note: On February 2, 2005, the National Institutes of Health changed course on conflicts of interest and prohibited its scientists from owning stock in or working as consultants with pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies. The following essay, sent to press before the new policy was announced, recommends a very different approach. The author stands by the recommendations.

A controversy over conflicts of interest in the intramural research program at the National Institute of Health erupted in December 2003 when the Los Angeles Times published several articles on ...

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