BIOMEDICAL ETHICS:
HHS Plans to Overhaul Clinical Research Rules
Eliot Marshall
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Donna Shalala announced last week that the government intends to issue new guidelines and regulations designed to protect human subjects who participate in clinical trials. Curiously missing from the announcement, however, was the final word on a long-anticipated reorganization of HHS's framework for monitoring patient safety in clinical research.