The known-placebo problem has been around for a long time -- lots of drugs have strongly discernible side effects, and don't even start on how you do RCT for surgical interventions.

The “Great Resignation” has dramatically impacted the clinical research space. Turnover rates for clinical research associates (CRAs) now hover around 30%, while the number of open positions ...

Patients with rare diseases are increasingly working to find and fund their own cures. But should they have to?

The authors of the study published this month in the Journal of Clinical Oncology investigated why many cancer clinical trials fail to enroll enough patients. The researchers sought to identify ...

Equity experts say that buzzy venture-funded technology won't address the larger systemic barriers keeping underserved groups out of clinical trials, including a lack of trust in biomedical research.

Racial disparities in cancer clinical trial enrollment have existed for decades, with Black, Hispanic and other underserved populations prevented from accessing the same cutting-edge treatments as ...

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The Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) is stepping up its efforts to address the age-old problem of the lack of diversity in clinical trial populations. | The Association of ...

DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Velocity Clinical Research, the leading multi-specialty clinical research organization, has partnered with Verified Clinical Trials (VCT) to set a ...

I have a fairly typical academic oncology practice.As a bone marrow transplant physician, I primarily see patients who have acute or chronic leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma, and I assess their ...

For roughly 80% of our lives, we’re 25 miles or less from home — at work, at the supermarket, at school pickup. But when you ask a patient to join a clinical trial, you’re usually asking ...

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