Medical Research Law & Policy Report® Index-Summary

FINANCIAL INDUSTRY STABILIZATION

– Genome projects included in stimulus funding, 366
– Grants, stimulus package subject of briefing, 238
– NIH budget and stimulus funding

See NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)

FLORIDA

– Cancer

– – Cigarette tax proposed to fund research, 160
– – Financial aid, In Brief, 287

– Cancer patient aid, In Brief, 496
– IRBs, In Brief, 496
– Scripps opens facility, 160

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)

– Appointments

– – Medical device chief to resign, 558
– – Nominee for commissioner should be familiar with drug industry and have “impeccable qualifications,” health coalition says, 14; consumer groups comment, 124; nominees named, 187; hearings planned, 325; Hamburg approved by panel, 364; Hamburg approved by Senate, 364
– – Policy advisor, In Brief, 590
– – Von Eschenback to resign as commissioner, 14

– Budget for FY2010

– – Funding bill

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1997, S 1406

– – House approves increase, 487

– Civil penalties, In Brief, 166
– Commissioner

– – Ex-commissioner joins Center for Health Transformation, 674

– Conflicts of interest, panel member dismissal, Hinchey (D-NY) questions, 164
– Enforcement increase predicted, 340
– Grassley (R-Iowa) seeks clarification on employees ability to discuss FDA issues, 237
– Progress reported in improving quality of FDA science, 408
– Transparency pushed by new commissioner, 567
– Whistleblowers, FDA scientists say they might have been targeted for criminal investigation, 129

FRAUD AND ABUSE

– Biovail pleads guilty to conspiracy and kickbacks, settles false claims (D. Mass.), 683
– BNA plans audioconference, In Brief, 22
– Conflicts of interest

See CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

– Economic crisis and funding, In Brief, 282
– Grants

See GRANTS

– Medicare copays by research sponsors, CMS withdraws FAQ, 40
– Misconduct in research

– – Anesthesiologist accused of fabricating data, 209
– – Conflicts of interest

See CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

– – Down syndrome study had inadequate controls, 682
– – Medical College of Ga., summary judgment granted for defendant in whistleblower suit (S.D. Ga.), 142
– – Orthopedic surgeon cleared of fabrication and falsification of data, 713
– – Procedures to prevent revised by FDA, 566
– – Timelines not as important as thorough investigation, HHS official says, 96

– Outlook 2009, voluntary disclosure major issue, 5
– Recoveries estimated by HHS IG, 434
– Small businesses discussed at SBIR hearing, 567
– Tissue seller sentenced for falsified data (E.D.N.C.), 716
– Univ. of Pittsburgh, prostate cancer research fraud alleged (W.D. Pa.), 607
– Visas

See ALIENS