An investigation showed patient records were falsified, and many patients didn't even exist. The researcher involved has been fired. The recent event suggests more than just potential. Last week a researcher admitted he'd faked results to suggest a vaccine for hepatitis worked. Two weeks ago a prominent researcher admitted he'd faked data showing women with breast cancer benefit from bone marrow transplants and thousands of women had the procedure.
Most experts say cases of medical fraud are becoming more and more common.
These are the studies you hear about every day. Even that daily pill to lower your cholesterol. You submit to those treatments because you trust the research behind it. I thought it was government funded. That's what I thought.