ContextOver the past century, nursing homes and hospitals increasingly have become the
site of death, yet no national studies have examined the adequacy or quality of end-of-life …

ContextThe free and open sharing of information, data, and materials regarding published
research is vital to the replication of published results, the efficient advancement of science, …

CONTEXT: Primarily because of immigration, Asian Americans are one of the fastest growing
and most ethnically diverse minority groups in the United States. However, little is known …

Background Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are pressing public issues. We aimed
to collect empirical data on these controversial interventions, particularly on the attitudes …

Context.—Despite intense debates about legalization, there are few data examining the
details of actual euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) cases in the United States.…

It is unclear whether the regulatory distinction between non-identifiable and identifiable
information—information used to determine informed consent practices for the use of clinically …

Background Although industry sponsors provide approximately 70 percent of the funding for
clinical drug trials in the United States, little is known about the legal agreements that exist …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Fifty hospitals collaborated in a patient safety initiative
developed and implemented by the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors …

Objective. We examined the use of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies
among Chinese and Vietnamese Americans who had limited proficiency with the English …

Background Little is known about the nature, extent, and consequences of financial relationships
between industry and institutional review board (IRB) members in academic institutions…