HHS Updates Common Rule To Ease Reg Burden, Address Genome Issues

HHS' proposed revisions to its oversight of research involving human participants aim to strengthen participant protection, ease the regulatory burden on researchers and acknowledge new technological advancements, such as electronic health data. The department says the revisions reflect the significant growth in technology, expansion of scientific research into new areas and increased number of sites at which individual studies are conducted. The proposed changes include: strengthened informed consent provisions, new data security and information protection standards, requirements for the use...