[sixstringbudha]

>If he had disclosed all his conflicts, the same research would have been published in the same places with the same people. Nothing would have changed.

Speculation.

> Nobody really cares or pays much attention.

Maybe they should.

>When it comes to clinical trials, there are many checks and balances that prevent a 'rogue' conflicted investigator from influencing the results.

And you think these checks and balances work good enough, most of the time?

[rrock]

He has to declare his conflicts annually to his institution, and has to provide updates with any new conflicts within 90 days. They would almost certainly have a conflict management plan in place for this situation