One of the most common misconceptions I hear is that trials are only for people who are seriously ill. In reality, healthy volunteers play a critical role in clinical research. Drug developers need a ...

Because we don't have a whole lot of weapons in our arsenal, so to speak, and the clinical trials do give us that opportunity to test on a human and show those results, take the theory from the lab to ...

In 1994–1997, the UK Heart Protection Study of the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin enrolled 20,536 patients at 69 clinical trial sites, with an estimated cost of ~US$2 million per 1,000 ...

Getting a cancer diagnosis is overwhelming. For many Black patients, it’s not just the disease they’re up against—it’s also ...

Most clinical trials do not score highly on the diversity front. In this Special Feature, we explore who takes part in clinical trials, what barriers prevent others from doing so, and what ...

A recent study found that only 15% of cancer survivors discussed trials with their healthcare providers, with Hispanic-American and Asian-American patients being less knowledgeable about the process.

As a result, there is a long list of serious and pervasive conditions without good solutions, including autoimmune diseases, ...

Why do obesity drugs seem to treat so many other ailments? From alcoholism to Parkinson’s, scientists are studying the mechanisms behind the broad clinical potential of weight-loss drugs.