Trust Digest 157 (September 19, 2016)

New U.S. Rule to Expand Requirements for Publication of Clinical Trials
Federal health officials will soon be requiring scientists and companies to make public more details of a broader range of medical research studies, even if the results are disappointing to the researchers or to companies sponsoring the research.  
Key Words: Clinical trials, Department of Health and Human Services  
Trust Issues: Adjustment, Capability, Integrity  

FDA Oks 1st muscular dystrophy drug; awaits proof it works  
Federal regulators on Monday granted tentative approval to the first drug for muscular dystrophy, following an intense public campaign from patients and doctors who pushed for the largely unproven medication. 
Key Words: Muscular Dystrophy, FDA  
Trust Issues: Transparency, Adjustment 

GSK cuts vaccine price for refugees, bowing to pressure 
GlaxoSmithKline is cutting the price charged for its pneumococcal vaccine when given to refugees, following complaints about the product’s “exorbitant” cost by medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres. 
Key Words: GSK, pneumococcal vaccine, refugees  
Trust Issues: Benevolent Concern, Capability 

Cellphone Alerts Used in New York to Search for Bombing Suspect  
For what is believed to be the first time, the nation’s Wireless Emergency Alerts system was deployed as an electronic wanted poster, identifying a 28-year-old man wanted in connection with the bombings in Manhattan and New Jersey.  
Key Words: Cellphone alerts, bombing suspects  
Trust Issues: Communications, Innovation, Security 

Plea talks in FIFA bribery case, U.S. trial date set  
Several defendants in a wide-ranging corruption case involving soccer’s global governing body FIFA are in talks on possible please, a U.S. prosecutor said on Monday.  
Key Words: FIFA, bribery, U.S.  
Trust Issues: Honesty, Integrity  

World leaders at UN approve plan for refugee crisis  
With more people forced to flee their homes that at any time since World War II, global leaders on Monday approved a declaration aimed at providing a more coordinated and humane response to the refugee crisis that has strained resources and stoked divisions from Africa to Europe. 
Key Words: UN, refugee crisis  
Trust Issues: Risk Tolerance, Adjustment, Benevolent Concern  

The Latest: Russia: Rebel violations threaten Syria truce    
The Latest on the developments in Syria, where a Russia-U.S.-brokered cease-fire, now in its seventh day, is hanging in the balance after numerous violations. 
Key Words: Syria truce, Russia, U.S.  
Trust Issues: Conflict of Interests, Risk Tolerance, Security