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VA leaders questioned at congressional hearing about ‘egregious’ San Diego human research
Leadership from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs answered questions at a congressional hearing Wednesday about inewsource’s investigation into dangerous liver research conducted at the San Diego VA and poor oversight of the VA healthcare system. Read More »
Congress expanding investigation into San Diego VA liver study
Congress will investigate a Veterans Affairs office after inewsource exposed shoddy reviews of a dangerous San Diego liver study. A new analysis shows the VA’s Office of the Medical Inspector has a history of poor investigations into veteran care. Read More »
Why UCSD keeps denying a genital mutilation study involving Kenyan girls
A UCSD professor thinks he can end the centuries-old practice of female genital mutilation within the Maasai community by using economic incentives. Read More »
‘Someone will get hurt’: Whistleblower alleges major problems in UCSD’s human research protections program
An anonymous whistleblower is claiming that UC San Diego is not following basic rules meant to protect human research subjects and values grant funding over safety. Read More »
Eye doctors decry risky study on babies in China involving UCSD researchers
Researchers from UCSD were involved in a study performed on babies in China that has been called unethical, risky and misleading. Read More »
UCSD doctor resigns amid questions about undisclosed Chinese businesses
A renowned UCSD eye doctor who is part of China's Thousand Talents Program has resigned amid inewsource's questions about his foreign government affiliations and businesses. Read More »
‘Banished’ blood, stool samples from San Diego veterans used in research article, despite federal probe
Doctors associated with the University of California San Diego and the local VA used biological samples taken from sick veterans to bolster a paper published this month in an academic research journal. Read More »
UCSD has not told women with HIV of data breach, despite researchers’ pleas
The lead researcher pushed to tell 24 women in the project about the breach, but UCSD officials were concerned about the legal consequences. Read More »
Prominent UCSD eye doctor ‘on leave’ after inewsource investigation
UCSD Kang Zhang is “on leave” after an inewsource investigation exposed how the eye doctor put medical research subjects in harm’s way. Read More »