News tagged with 'Drug Research'

Emory University is being investigated by the federal government to determine if the school misled the National Institutes of Health (NIH) when it failed to disclose an Emory psychiatrist’s financial relationship to GlaxoSmithKline.

Emory University psychiatrist, Dr. Charles Nemeroff, has agreed to step down as chairman of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, following an investigation of conflicts of interest. He will, however, remain a professor in the psychiatry department, focusing on clinical care and teaching.

Cleveland Clinic, one of the nation’s leading medical centers, will announce this week on its Web site, the decision to fully disclose all of its scientists’ and doctors’ financial ties with drug companies and medical device makers.

A prominent Emory University researcher is resigning his role in all National Institutes of Health grants until a federal investigation into his relationship with drug companies is resolved.

Emory University psychiatrist, Dr. Charles Nemeroff has been accused of breaking federal research rules by taking in $2.8 million from a drug company and not reporting half of the income. Sen. Charles Grassley is shaking up the rampant conflict-of-interest relationships between doctors and pharmaceutical makers.  Two drug companies say they will voluntarily disclose payments to doctors online next year.