• Number Of ED Visits Decreases Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic, Other News

    Clinical Research News | Healthcare systems in five states have reported a decrease in the number of emergency department (ED) visits since April, while hospital admission rates have increased in the same timeframe. A recent study urges public health officials to emphasize the importance of visiting the ED during the COVID-19 pandemic. This, plus more, is included in this week’s announcements and updates from the clinical research industry.

    Aug 7, 2020

  • Follow the Money: Investments for Underserved Lung Cancer Communities

    Clinical Research News | Stand Up To Cancer gets a big pharma investment aimed at achieving health equity for underserved lung cancer patients, including Black people and people living in rural communities. And Sema4 gets $121M to build dynamic models of human health and define optimal, individualized health trajectories.

    Aug 5, 2020

  • Are Our COVID-19 Trials Useful, Ethical? Researcher Raise Red Flags

    Clinical Research News | Groups of researchers are raising red flags about the quality of COVID-19 clinical trials. A group from Stanford and Yale warned that studies may not be well designed to contribute meaningful clinical evidence. Another group from Johns Hopkins cautioned against overstepping ethical bounds in public health surveillance. Meanwhile, many new trials are launched. 

    Jul 31, 2020

  • John Snow Labs, LabCorp, FDA, And More: News From July 2020

    Clinical Research News | July was full of exciting news in the clinical trial and healthcare community, including partnerships, products, and promotions from John Snow Labs, LabCorp, the FDA, and more.

    Jul 30, 2020

  • Pandemic Inspires Impactful Public-Private Partnerships

    Clinical Research News | If COVID-19 has an upside, it’s that the public health crisis has turned fierce competitors unto friendly collaborators and forged unlikely partnerships between groups who tackle problems from a different angle.

    Jul 28, 2020

  • How St. Jude Research Hospital’s New SVP of Clinical Trials Administration is Weathering the Pandemic

    Clinical Research News | While the short-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have certainly slowed clinical research, St. Jude’s new Senior Vice President of Clinical Trials Administration keeps a long view, with some initial goals—including an expanded clinical infrastructure and informatics—becoming more important than ever.

    Jul 27, 2020

  • NIAID Establishes COVID-19 Prevention Network, Other News

    Clinical Research News | The NIAID recently established the COVID-19 Prevention Network with the goal to register millions of volunteers for large-scale clinical testing of vaccines and monoclonal antibodies intended to protect people from COVID-19. This, plus more, is included in this week’s announcements and updates from the clinical research industry.

    Jul 24, 2020

  • Accelerating Toward a New Era of Clinical Research

    Clinical Research News Contributed Commentary | The modern clinical trial will reduce the patient burden, increase speed of execution, and improve collaboration across stakeholders.

    Jul 23, 2020

  • Anthony Fauci: Pandemic Potential of Coronaviruses Nothing New

    Clinical Research News | In his opening keynote address at the American Association for Cancer Research virtual meeting on COVID-19 and cancer yesterday, Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stayed true to his reputation as a beacon of knowledge and truth in the battle against a confounding viral foe.

    Jul 21, 2020

  • 2000 Volunteers Urge NIH to Begin Human Challenge Trials For COVID-19

    Clinical Research NewsMore than 100 researchers, clinicians, and Nobel Laureates signed a letter sent to Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, yesterday emphasizing the “vast importance of human challenge trials” in developing a vaccine for COVID-19.

    Jul 17, 2020

  • Evaluating the Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines in Production, Other News

    Clinical Research News | Researchers outline the challenges in evaluating the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines that are in production. This, plus more, are included in this week’s announcements and updates from the clinical research industry.

    Jul 16, 2020

  • The Role of Virtual Twins in Clinical Trials

    Clinical Research News | Right now—in the midst of a pandemic that is impacting everything from engineering to healthcare—there are great opportunities for virtual models.

    Jul 13, 2020

  • Robust Controlled Human Infection Models Still 2 Years Out, Other COVID-19 News

    Clinical Research News | It could take up to two years to develop robust controlled human infection models for SARS-CoV-2 that meet essential criteria for limiting risk for study volunteers, according to a recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine. This, plus more, is included in this week’s announcements and updates from the clinical research industry.

    Jul 10, 2020

  • Patient Influencers Becoming Voices Of the Patients

    Clinical Research News | Patient influencers have been a growing trend in the patient advocacy space, serving as mediators between clinical researchers and the patients they hope to treat.

    Jul 8, 2020

  • A Deep Dive Into Protocol Adherence Within Clinical Trials

    Clinical Research News | While adherence in clinical research may seem straightforward, analysis conducted by AiCure shows that the issue of adherence—or more accurately non-adherence—can take many forms.

    Jul 7, 2020

  • New Data Shed Light On T-Cell Response To COVID-19, Other News

    Clinical Research News | New data shed light on the potential variations in T-cell responses as a function of disease severity, an issue that is key to understanding the potential role of immunopathology in COVID-19, and also inform vaccine design and evaluation. Meanwhile, universities are continuing to build out their telehealth capabilities in light of the pandemic. This, plus more, are included in this week’s announcements and updates from the clinical research industry.

    Jul 2, 2020

  • Could Plasma Dilution Be The Answer To Age-Related Diseases—and Cytokine Storm?

    Clinical Research News | Therapeutic plasma exchange, a 30-year-old clinical procedure, could explode in popularity if its mouse equivalent holds true in humans—reduction in damaging proteins that have been implicated in diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and heart failure.

    Jun 29, 2020

  • Socioeconomic Status May Determine COVID-19’s Impact, Other News and Updates

    Clinical Research News | New research indicates that COVID-19 disproportionately affects those of lower socioeconomic status and greater household crowding. Meanwhile, companies are forming a crowd-sourcing initiative to jump start COVID-19 data collection. This, plus more, are included in this week’s announcements and updates from the clinical research industry.

    Jun 26, 2020

  • Dynatrace, Seven Bridges, Trialbee, And More: News From June 2020

    Clinical Research News | June was full of exciting news in the clinical trial and healthcare community, including partnerships, products, and promotions from Dynatrace, Seven Bridges, Trialbee, and more.

    Jun 25, 2020

  • The Potential Of Activity Trackers To Bias Study Results

    Clinical Research News Contributed Commentary | Blinding data to remove bias is a fundamental principle of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Does the advent of smartwatches, fitness trackers and other wearable technology and health apps mean that steps should no longer be used as an endpoint in RCTs?

    Jun 23, 2020