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The inquiry concerns federal funding and oversight of an international clinical trial. The article does not establish effects on U.S. patients or health policy beyond that oversight issue.
HEALTH POLICY & CARE • UNITED STATES AND GUINEA-BISSAU
House Democrats seek CDC answers on Guinea-Bissau hepatitis B trial
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Top House Democrats asked the CDC for answers about its funding of a hepatitis B clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau, The Hill reports. The CDC awarded Danish researchers $1.6 million last year for the study; the supplied article does not describe the study’s design or the lawmakers’ specific concerns.
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