Should Doctors Disclose Conflicts of Interest to Trial Patients?
Friday, August 28, 2009 - 23:36
in Psychology & Sociology
Medical research can have big rewards--both in gratifying discoveries and in potentially turning them into profitable treatments. To achieve the former, researchers work hard. Very hard. To obtain the latter, they can start companies or sign commercial funding agreements--well before testing is over. So, do patients undergoing clinical trials for new treatments have a right to know about these monetary interests? [More]