Ethics and regulation of research with humans have coexisted in a somewhat uneasy
relationship in the United States for the past 60 years. Wartime atrocities committed by Nazi …

Ana Smith Iltis and thus they reflect much of what are widely accepted as necessary
conditions for the ethical use of humans in biomedical research. Regulations often do not …

For decades, all federally funded research involving human subjects has been subject to
regulations that require the informed consent of the subject and oversight by the local …

The history of clinical research is, unfortunately, filled with examples of research studies that
took advantage of and harmed research participants, to fulfill the research goals of scientists …

United States regulations governing federally supported research with human subjects
derive in part from 2 international codes, the Nuremberg Code and the Declaration of …

Recent research controversies, including those at Johns Hopkins, 1 the University of
Pennsylvania, 2 the University of Oklahoma, 3 and elsewhere have inspired strong …

In this issue of Academic Medicine, Dr. Jeremy Sugarman reviews the role of institutional
support in protecting human research subjects. 1 This well-written article explains why it is …

The recent emergence of research ethics consultation services across the country is a
welcome phenomenon. Transformations in the practice of clinical research are proliferating …

The Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments was convened by President
Clinton in January 1994 in response to allegations of unethical practices in radiation …

Current United States' policy requires federally funded research studies involving human
subjects to be approved by an interdisciplinary committee called an institutional review …