“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 & Scientific Integrity
Public Disclosure of Results From Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Research in Health Care: Comprehensive Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, and Scopus Data (2010-2023)
Source: National Library of Medicine For over 80% of AI/ML studies completed during 2010-2023, study findings remained undisclosed even 3 years after study completion, raising questions about the representativeness of publicly available evidence.
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‘Omg, did PubMed go dark?’ Blackout stokes fears about database’s future
Source: nature A brief outage has focused attention on scientists’ reliance on the US-government-funded website.
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Can NIH overturn a court order blocking it from slashing overhead payments? Unlikely, one expert says
Source: Science An attorney explains where the government erred—and how it could still shrink payments to universities.
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Using CRISPR to remove extra chromosomes in Down syndrome
Source: Medical Xpress Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro proof-of-concept study.
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Technology Ethics & AI
EMA qualifies first artificial intelligence tool to diagnose inflammatory liver disease (MASH) in biopsy samples
Source: European Medicines Agency Artificial intelligence tool reliably identifies disease severity and reduces variability.
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OpenAI and Google ask the government to let them train AI on content they don’t own
Source: The Verge OpenAI says it’s a “matter of national security.”
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Compliance & Legal Accountability
HHS Office for Civil Rights Imposes a $1,500,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Warby Parker in HIPAA Cybersecurity Hacking Investigation
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS announced a $1.5ML CMP against Warby Parker, Inc., for HIPAA Security Rue violations from reported unauthorized access to customer accounts.
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Higher Education & Policy Impact
HHS Announces Transformation to Make America Healthy Again
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS announces dramatic restructuring to Make America Healthy Again.
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As Trump’s Policies Worry Scientists, France and Others Put Out a Welcome Mat
Source: The New York Times European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.
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Trump’s Cuts to Columbia Were a ‘Gun to the Head,’ Faculty Lawsuit Says
Source: The New York Times The Trump administration’s cancellation of $400 million in aid violates the Constitution, a teachers’ union and a faculty group argue in a new suit.
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Universities across the U.S. freeze hiring as federal funding hangs in the balance
Source: NPR With uncertainties around federal funding for higher education, some schools are cutting back. Experts say that could hurt not only students and faculty, but ultimately make the U.S. less competitive.
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Safety & Workforce Resilience
Rapid COVID-19 Testing of Symptomatic Health Care Personnel
Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Determine performance characteristics and safety outcomes of two rapid COVID-19 screening methods to inform immediate return to work (RTW) decisions while health care personnel (HCP) await results of pending confirmatory laboratory test.
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