As a vulnerable population, children in general must rely on their parents or guardians to provide informed consent for them to participate in research.
In December 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance on online tracking technology to HIPAA-covered entities.
The US government has set aside a $104 million pot of funding for research into bacterial behaviour and antibiotic resistance, in the hope of speeding up diagnosis and ena