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The nations insurance coverage crisis is even worse than many policy analysts have feared, with nearly 38% of Americans younger than age 65 going without insurance at some point over a four-year period from 1996-1999, according to a study sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund, a private, social research foundation based in New York City.
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The Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP), a nonprofit research advocacy organization based in New York City, offers the following recommendations for the safety of children involved in clinical research:
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In the emergency department (ED) at Palmetto Health-Richland, a 649-bed regional community teaching hospital in Columbia, SC, two waiting rooms have been converted into functional, secure units for patients with behavioral health problems who are waiting for transfer to a mental health treatment facility.
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New federal laws aimed at encouraging drug companies to study how well their products work in children have had the unintended consequence of weakening already vague protections that prevent child research subjects from being exploited, a leading human subjects research advocate claims.
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Hastings Center issues report on reprogenetics
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With the changes that have occurred for IRBs and the research industry in recent years, its a safe bet that the trend will continue in 2004.
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Among the many changes experienced by IRBs and the research industry in recent years is the trend of more clinical studies being conducted in the community and in small clinics, a subtle shift away from major research centers.
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While IRBs often pay close attention to a protocols potential risks and may hold discussions on the risks vs. benefits ratio, the benefits side of the equation often is poorly explained and less well examined, experts say.
