July 31, 2000

The Ultimate Risk

Can You Trust These Researchers?

  • Pharmacologist Bruce Diamond was sent to prison for running a fraudulent human research study.

    Pharmacologist Bruce Diamond was sent to prison for running a fraudulent human research study.  (CBS)

(CBS)  CBS News' 48 Hours investigates the often under-regulated world of human medical testing. According to many critics, research subjects can end up in worse condition than before they began.

Drug Money: Correspondent Susan Spencer reports on Richard Borison and Bruce Diamond, two men who set up a fake drug testing operation and deceived patients, drug companies and the state of Georgia.

Here To Help? Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on the case of Shalmah Prince, a manic depressive woman who checked herself into a hospital for treatment. Instead of being treated for that condition, she ended up participating in a study of an experimental psychosis drug.

Email Us: Do you know a great story that you think 48 Hours should cover? Let us know. Or, just tell us what you thought of this week's show and site.




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