Prisoners are an especially vulnerable class of potential research participants who historically have been exploited by physicians and researchers seeking expedient solutions to complex research ...

Remote technology has quickly become a critical element of clinical trials. According to a June 2021 survey from WCG, 94% of research sites expect to use at least one form of remote technology in the ...

The second half of 2022 brought the first gene therapies for hemophilia to the market in both the United States and abroad. The second half of 2022 brought the first gene therapies for hemophilia to ...

This story began simply enough as I was writing this past May about the OkCupid data release. The researchers involved in the study had mass downloaded the profiles of more than 70,000 OkCupid users, ...

Can human beings cure all diseases in our lifetime? For centuries, humanity has strived to cure diseases. With the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the dream of a disease-free world seems more ...

Suggested Citation: "4 Defining Prisoners and Correctional Settings." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Ethical Considerations for Research Involving Prisoners. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press ...