“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.
Research
New UK clinical trials regulations: what you need to know
Source: Lexology On 28 April 2026, the most significant update to UK clinical trials regulations in two decades comes into force.
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A brain-computer interface allowed people with paralysis to type with their minds
Source: STAT Two people with paralysis were able to type using a brain-computer interface that decodes attempted finger movement, a new study showed.
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Institutional Review Board Obligations Regarding Study Funding Sufficiency
Source: Ethics & Human Research Given their obligations to ensure ethical research, we argue that IRBs bear a responsibility to minimize the possibility that proposed clinical studies will terminate early for insufficient funding.
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Mental Health Specialist Telemedicine Uptake and Patient Location
Source: JAMA Network This cohort study examines the association between the proportion of telemedicine visits delivered by mental health specialists and the share of their visits among Medicare fee-for-service patients living in rural, low-access-to-care, or distant communities.
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Technology Ethics
Why the Energy Department’s science labs will spearhead the federal push into AI
Source: Science DOE’s national labs’ huge facilities, data flows, and computing resources are a natural fit for the Genesis Mission.
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Experts offer tips for using AI for drug advertising and promotion
Source: RAPS Without guidance from the US FDA, experts said that companies must develop their own best practices for using AI for pharmaceutical advertising and promotional activities.
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Surgeon's op on patient 1,500 miles away a UK first
Source: BBC The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt "fantastic".
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Safety
Stryker hit by cyberattack reportedly tied to Iran-linked hackers
Source: Becker's Hospital Review Medical device maker Stryker investigates a cyberattack causing global network disruption while maintaining operations with business continuity measures.
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Compliance
A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction
Source: Retraction Watch A Canadian journal has issued corrections on 138 case reports it published over the last 25 years to add a disclaimer: The cases described are fictional.
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Aetna Agrees to Pay $117.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Source: U.S. Department of Justice Aetna Inc., a national insurer incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $117,700,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act
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Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
Source: The New York Times The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people.
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More and more teachers and students are using AI – even though it might do more harm than good
Source: The Conversation Some new findings show that AI has certain benefits, such as reducing barriers for students with learning disabilities. But overall, more evidence is needed to understand how AI influences learning.
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