Diversity in clinical trials matters for drug safety and efficacy—and for future medical advancements. Clinical trial ...

Clinical trials are an essential step in medical science; they are the key. They serve to answer questions about the safety and efficacy of new treatments, drugs, and interventions. In this post, we ...

The FDA has opened the door to the use of Bayesian statistical methods in clinical trials. The worry: Introducing ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

The majority of recent randomised clinical trials (RCTs) of treatments for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its complications exclude older patients based on either upper age limits or other criteria. Few ...

Scientific advancements have helped millions of people living with cancer, heart disease, arthritis, obesity, and other diseases. Essential for the development of new therapies are the thousands of ...

In May 2024, New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health and the START Center for Cancer Research — a global network of clinical trial sites — established a partnership to bring an early-stage clinical ...

Nearly 1 in 30 clinical trials were interrupted by funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health, affecting more than 74,000 patients and research into cancer, infectious disease and more, ...