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Expanding clinical trial access locally reduces logistical and financial barriers, making participation feasible for underserved populations. Addressing myths about clinical trials helps patients ...

Clinical trials have four phases that test the safety and efficacy of various medical treatments on participants. Health insurance may cover some or all of the cost of participating in a clinical ...

If you’re interested in participating in a clinical trial, talk with your cancer care team to understand which kinds of trials you may be eligible for and how one may fit into your treatment plan. If ...

Two innovative, forward-thinking organizations show how rebuilding patient trust is becoming the real breakthrough driving ...

Joining a cancer clinical trial may present challenges, but you can work with your care team to find solutions. This is in large part due to clinical trials, says David Nguyen, MD, a medical ...

We're trying to build the next generation of what clinical research delivery is supposed to look like, which is a network designed for scale and built for operational performance and rigor. We’re ...

Different groups of people—men, women, children, and people of different races or ethnic backgrounds—respond differently to different drugs. Clinical trials are supposed to drive advances in medicine ...

Some clinical trials aren't designed to answer scientific questions. They're designed to market drugs. In our recently published research, my team and I analyzed over 34,000 industry-funded trials and ...

You might know the term placebo,even if youre not entirely sure what it is. In clinical trials, a placebo is an inactive substance or treatment that looks the same and is given the same way as an ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to speed up clinical trials in the United States.“A recent study found that China ...

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 ...