Tag: IRB

Some Social Scientists are Tired of Asking for Permission

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FromĀ The New York Times: The Department of Health and Human Services's Office for HumanĀ Research Protections recently revised its rules for social science research. Studies...

ā€œMedical Research: The Dangers to the Human Subjectsā€

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Marcia Angell in the New York Review of Books writes about the inherent conflict in clinical trials between ā€œthe search for scientific answers," on one hand, and ā€œthe rights and welfare of human subjects,ā€ on the other.