Lawmakers Press NIH To Publish Data On Inclusion Of Children In Studies

A bipartisan, bicameral group of 75 lawmakers is pushing the National Institutes of Health to adequately track whether children are being appropriately included in its clinical trials relevant to children's health, as directed by report language in the omnibus spending plan passed in December. In separate letters from the House and Senate sent to NIH Director Francis Collins last Tuesday (April 26) and Wednesday (April 27), the lawmakers say while the agency tracks the number of women and minorities in...