1.0Harvard Gazettehttps://test.news.harvard.edu/gazettegazettejohnbaglionehttps://test.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/author/gazettejohnbaglione/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kotdbOljsg"><a href="https://test.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/02/the-changes-in-drug-research-testing/">The changes in drug research, testing</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://test.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/02/the-changes-in-drug-research-testing/embed/#?secret=kotdbOljsg" width="600" height="338" title="“The changes in drug research, testing” — Harvard Gazette" data-secret="kotdbOljsg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://test.news.harvard.edu/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://test.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/forum-curesmain605__605.jpg605403In December, Congress passed a bipartisan law to boost federal medical research spending and to ease the approval of new drugs. In a panel discussion, experts at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health talked about its pros and cons, including whether it will be funded, and whether the relaxed drug approval guidelines are too easy.