Desperate, Vulnerable Research Subjects, Cost-Cutting Contract Research Organizations and Threats to the Integrity of Clinical Research

Introduction - Clinical Research Done by Contract Research Organizations Dr Carl Elliott seems to be one of the few people willing to invest...

For Whom the Door Revolves - from For-Profit Contract Research Organization Leadership to Surgeon General?

The new nominee to be US Surgeon General is Dr Vivek Murthy, as announced in the Boston Globe White Coat Notes blog in November.  A Boston ...

More than Just a Conflict of Interest? - Should Rutgers University's Own Contract Research Organizations Report to the Board of Covance?

Transparency International's 2013 global survey showed that over 40% of Americans think the country's health care is corrupt (see th...