“What CITI Program is Reading” is our biweekly blog series which highlights news articles curated by our staff and relevant to research, higher education, healthcare, technology, and more. Follow us on LinkedIn for upcoming editions and more information from CITI Program.
FDA rejects MDMA as a psychedelic treatment for PTSD
Source: STAT Existing therapies don't work well for many people with PTSD, and no new drug for the disorder has been approved in more than two decades.
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Biden is announcing $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
Source: AP News Before he leaves office in January, Biden hopes to move the U.S. closer to the goal he set to cut U.S. cancer fatalities by 50% over the next 25 years.
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How ICH E6(R3) is set to upgrade clinical trials: Insights from industry experts
Source: Outsourcing Pharma The recent draft guidance released by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in collaboration with the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) marks a significant update in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards.
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Senate bill would give NIH $2 billion raise and crack down on harassers
Source: Science Legislation for fiscal year 2025 would also set term limits for institute directors.
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US sues TikTok over 'massive-scale' privacy violations of kids under 13
Source: The Economic Times The U.S. Justice Department has sued TikTok and ByteDance, alleging failure to protect children's privacy in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
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‘A Stunning Failure’: Latest FAFSA Delay Will Hinder the Most Vulnerable Students
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education The federal-aid crisis isn’t over. The Education Department’s latest announcement just threw one more complication into the mix.
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Majority of Grads Wish They’d Been Taught AI in College
Source: Inside Higher Ed A new survey shows 70 percent of graduates think generative AI should be incorporated into courses. More than half said they felt unprepared for the workforce.
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Telehealth Safety Framework: Addressing a New Frontier in Patient Safety
Source: Journal of Patient Safety In the years following the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has proven to be a useful and permanent modality for care delivery in the United States.
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Two Major Academic Publishers Signed Deals With AI Companies. Some Professors Are Outraged.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education The agreements will allow tech giants access to the enormous archives of Wiley and Taylor & Francis.
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Risk controls for preventing work-related musculoskeletal and mental health disorders: A STAMP analysis of the Victorian heavy vehicle transport sector
Source: ScienceDirect Despite extensive research to demonstrate the influence of psychosocial hazards on the development of musculoskeletal and mental health disorders (MSDs and MHDs), current research demonstrates a significant evidence to practice gap in this area.
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US postdoc support from NIH could be capped at five years — sparking criticism
Source: Nature A working group’s recommendation, meant to help to advance the careers of postdoctoral researchers, could discourage people from staying in academia, some researchers say.
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