Karen Wagner
Yet another academic researcher is under scrutiny, thanks to Sen. Charles Grassley. The Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General is probing Karen Wagner, a researcher with the University of Texas, after the senator raised questions about her acceptance of payments from drugmakers. Had she properly disclosed all her financial connections with pharma? Grassley asked back in September. Then, last Tuesday, Grassley reported Wagner to the IG, the Dallas Morning News reports.
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