Cochrane cracks down on conflicts of interest

The minimum number of 'conflict free' authors will be raised
Dr Karla Soares-Weiser
Dr Karla Soares-Weiser.

The Cochrane Collaboration says at least two-thirds of its review authors will have to be totally free of conflicts of interest in a new drive to improve trust in its work.

Currently half of the authors on any Cochrane review are meant to be free from conflicts of interest.