NIH ethics review Thu, 15 Jan 2004 There is nothing quite like good investigative journalism to shake public officials from their complacency. An investigative report by David Willman in The Los Angeles Times on Dect 7, 2003, has sent NIH director, Dr. Elias Zirhouni, scrambling to explain why NIH has…
Science Reporters Don’t Notice Conflicts of Interest Tue, 3 Dec 2002 An article by Neil Munro, in The Washington Monthly (below) exposes a journalistic failure by major science reporters. By examining how The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune have reported stem cell and cloning research,…
Critical GAO Report Belies Safety of Anthrax Vaccine – Insight Mon, 18 Nov 2002 A highly critical 50-page report by the General Accounting Office (GAO) has put into question the safety of the Anthrax vaccine and the credibility of government officials who have withheld information about the vaccine’s serious health…
