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US congress committee calls for tougher action on trial sponsors who fail to meet reporting deadlines
Source: The BMJ A US congress committee has criticised the FDA and NIH for taking “only modest compliance action” against clinical trial sponsors who have not published results.
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Multimillion-dollar trade in paper authorships alarms publishers
Source: Nature Journals have begun retracting publications with suspicious links to sites trading in author positions.
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‘Prized’ professor stole HIV research funds to splurge on tropical vacations, feds say
Source: The State Scuba diving trips to at least seven countries were reimbursed with government grant money, officials said.
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FTC Fines GoodRx $1.5M for Sending Your Medication Data to Facebook and Google for Ads
Source: Gizmodo In an unprecedented move FTC took action against the medication coupon service GoodRx, arguing the company broke the law by sending prescription information to Google and Facebook. The move could usher in a new era of health privacy in the US.
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Top 40 High School Scientists Selected as Finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the Nation’s Oldest and Most Prestigious Science and Math Competition
Source: Society for Science Nation’s Most Innovative Teens will Showcase Research with Prizes of Over $1.8 million.
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Stricter US guidelines for ‘gain-of-function’ research are on the way — maybe
Source: Nature A biosecurity panel met, expecting to approve recommendations, but myriad concerns complicated the proceedings.
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Here are the schools and colleges that have banned the use of ChatGPT over plagiarism and misinformation fears
Source: Business Insider Several school districts in the US, as well as several international universities, are refusing to allow students to use the technology.
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Experts Recommend New Limits On Dangerous Gain-Of-Function Research: Now What?
Source: Forbes This past week, a government-appointed panel of scientists released a new report recommending 13 things the government should do to control “gain-of-function” research that has the potential to create deadly new pathogens.
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Critics of risky virus studies launch nonprofit to push for research halt, tighter safety rules
Source: Science Group says strict laws are needed to prevent a lab-caused pandemic.
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