Updating the Research Compliance Handbook
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a public meeting entitled “Interested Parties Meeting: Implementation of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act and Pediatric Research Equity Act”...more
In 2023, after two years of study, an NIH task force proposed a series of recommendations to improve stewardship of research it funds, including that the agency adopt “stopping rules” that would allow poorly designed or low...more
New Year’s is receding fast in the rearview mirror. And for many of us, our sincere resolutions about losing weight and getting fitter are also fading fast. But there’s good news for helping us renew our commitment to...more
As the curtain closed on 2024, FDA issued a new draft guidance to assist clinical trial sponsors, investigators, and institutional review boards (“IRBs”) with defining, identifying, and reporting protocol deviations in...more
For publicly traded biotech companies, disclosing clinical trial data can be an exciting milestone as you build towards an exit or public offering—but disclosure is a double-edged sword....more
In 2024, the federal government continued to shape the research compliance landscape with significant developments for research institutions across several areas. Key updates included the continued implementation of research...more
After three years and lots of back-and-forth, the FDA finally greenlit the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies’ (MAPS) Phase 2 study of smoked cannabis in veterans for the treatment of PTSD (MJP2). ...more
On this episode of Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Non-binding Guidance, health care partner David Peloquin and life sciences regulatory and compliance counsel Sarah Blankstein discuss the FDA's recent draft guidance on...more
The Health Care Compliance Association just published the 4th edition of the Research Compliance Professional’s Handbook, and to see what’s new in it we sat down with the editor, Kelly Willenberg of Kelly Willenberg &...more
Over the past decade this blog has featured several articles addressing the growing recognition that neuroendocrine issues are an often-overlooked consequence of TBIs of all levels of severity, leaving patients with...more
RPA Perspective: 2025 Medicare Fee Schedule and ESRD PPS Final Rules—Highlights for Nephrology - The final rule for the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule was released on November 1, and the highlights from the rule...more
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Oct. 25, 2024, issued nonsubstantive amendments to subparts B, C and D of 45 CFR Part 46, which provide additional...more
In recent months, NIH signaled that it, in the words of Director Monica Bertagnolli, understands the “difficult climate for our valued Asian American, Asian immigrant and Asian research colleagues who may feel targeted and...more
On the heels of a $7.6 million payment by Cleveland Clinic to settle allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations and unallowable sharing of passwords, Michael Lauer, NIH deputy director for extramural research, penned a...more
Over 10,000 rare diseases are currently affecting more than 30 million Americans. This article, written in partnership with members of the Rare Disease Compliance Consortium, focuses on the role of Patient Advocacy...more
On October 7, 2024, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to two American scientists, Victor Ambros (of UMass Medical School) and Gary Ruvkun (of Harvard Medical School), for their discovery of...more
What consumers can do to reduce environmental health threats all around us - It’s a paradox of modern life: We want more and more stuff, and we want to get all of it faster, cheaper, more conveniently. And yet, does our...more
Human Factors and User Experience testing play an important role in healthcare settings and in the development of healthcare products. They can greatly impact the delivery of care, and the patient experience delivered by...more
On 12 September 2024, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule (Final Rule) that significantly modified the standards, procedures, and requirements...more
As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape....more
Aiming to expedite drug development, enhance the body of clinical evidence supporting new and existing therapies, and improve participation and diversity in clinical trial populations, the US Food and Drug Administration...more
In September 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three guidance documents to support different clinical trial approaches, including trials that implement decentralized elements, trials that allow...more
On September 10, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Biocompatibility and Toxicology Program published a statement announcing its intention to commission an independent literature review and internal bench laboratory study...more
This episode, we welcome back one of our favorite guests, Dr. Kashyap Patel, a renowned practicing physician, author, and healthcare thought leader. Dr. Patel has been dedicating much of his attention to analyzing long COVID...more
The 2024 Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct involving PHS-funded research were released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) on...more