Several members of a panel that will be advising the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on whether to approve potential vaccines for coronavirus have a history of financial relationships with companies developing the vaccines. The FDA advisors’ ties to the drug companies have taken a variety of forms, including consulting…
Steve Rapada, the chief of staff to Fresno County Supervisor Sal Quintero, surrendered to law enforcement on Friday following a lengthy probe into conflicts of interest as a procurement official for the County of Fresno. Rapada was charged with a single felony count of Conflict of Interest, the Fresno County…
The University of Kentucky’s financial audit of its cheerleading program found conflicts of interest “that may have resulted in the personal enrichment” of former head coach Jomo Thompson and assistant coaches. The report from UK’s Office of Internal Audit, dated Sept. 24, 2020, was commissioned as part of the school’s…
Conflict of interest disclosures made by members of the government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force are now available for the Canadian public as the country continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The move follows reporting by Global News into the fact that although the government acknowledged it was deliberately seeking out…
The alcohol industry is increasingly funding academic research into the impacts of alcohol consumption—with some studies making claims about the health benefits of alcohol, new research suggests. The study found that since 2009, there has been a 56% increase in research funded by alcohol companies or affiliated organisations. The scale…
A criminal complaint has been unsealed today, charging Zhengdong Cheng, 53, of College Station, Texas, for conspiracy, making false statements and wire fraud. Texas A&M University (TAMU) Professor Zhengdong Cheng is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sam Sheldon today at 10 a.m. in Houston, Texas.
There is a longstanding fear in the scientific community that pharmaceutical companies could sway the research published in medical journals by paying them for advertising, but a new study reveals that advertising might not be the problem. “All the available literature suggests that ad revenue should be the real concern,…
In coordination with Brandon Telg from the Human Resources Training and Organizational Development team, the COI Program has developed a new UFOLIO training course. The course is designed to give an overview of what UFOLIO is, why it is being used, and what it means for employees. It also provides…
Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said Thursday she was resigning from the Moderna board of directors after the Globe inquired about whether her position at the Cambridge biotech company conflicted with her hospital’s leadership role in a large study of Moderna’s experimental…
Dr. James Patrick Lewis, of Fairview, West Virginia, was sentenced today to three months incarceration for a fraud charge involving West Virginia University, the Department of Justice announced. Lewis was also fined $9,363 for the cost of the incarceration and ordered to pay $20,189 in restitution to WVU,…
