Showing posts with label Karolinska Institute. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Karolinska Institute. Show all posts

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Medicine and ethics: Will we learn to take research scandals seriously?; Star Tribune, October 29, 2018

Carl Elliott, Star Tribune; Medicine and ethics: Will we learn to take research scandals seriously?

"“The Experiments” is a cautionary tale of how the refusal of institutional leaders to look honestly at ethical problems can lead to the deaths of unsuspecting patients. And while the jury is still out as to whether the Karolinska Institute will reform itself, at least the Swedish public and concerned politicians are trying to hold the institution accountable. 

That is more than we can claim for Minnesota. As they say in the rehabilitation units: The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem."