High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities
Health Aff May 2014 In 1978 the federal government restricted research on prison and jail inmates in medical studies, the result of decades of unethical research in correctional institutions. We evaluated the impact this policy has had on studies of health outcomes in minority populations, particularly studies involving black men, who are disproportionately incarcerated. Specifically, we […]
A brave new world – ‘research with’ not ‘research on’ patients
Biomedcentral.: May 20, 2014 ‘On the 20th of May 1747, I took twelve patients in the scurvy, on board the Salisbury at sea. Their cases were as similar as I could have them.’ James Lind This is a description of one of the first ever clinical trials, investigating the impact of citrus fruit on scurvy. According to Lind, scurvy […]
Health and financial analysis reinforces NIH’s decision to fund Women’s Health Initiative
National Institutes of Health (NIH): May 5, 2014 An in-depth analysis of final data from one of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Trials has found that the investment in WHI resulted in a return of $140 in net economic value for each dollar invested in the trial. The WHI, sponsored by the National […]
More than 100 New Medicines in Development to Treat Mental and Addictive Disorders
Phrma: May 5, 2014 Washington, D.C. (May 5, 2014) — America’s biopharmaceutical research companies currently are developing 119 novel new medicines to help improve the lives of the estimated 61.5 million Americans that are affected by mental health disorders, according to a new report by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). These medicines in development – all […]
Patient-Centeredness in the Design of Clinical Trials
Sciencedirect: May 5, 2014 Abstract Evidence from clinical trials should contribute to informed decision making and a learning health care system. People frequently, however, find participating in clinical trials meaningless or disempowering. Moreover, people often do not incorporate trial results directly into their decision making. The lack of patient centeredness in clinical trials may be partially […]
Governor Terry McAuliffe Announces Virginia is “All In” for Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trials
Governor.virginia.gov: Apr 29, 2014 RICHMOND – Governor McAuliffe today announced Virginia’s support for the “I’m In” campaign to encourage greater diversity of volunteers in clinical trials. The “I’m In,” campaign launched by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and the National Minority Quality Forum, seeks to raise awareness about participation in clinical trials among historically underrepresented populations […]
New kind of trial aims to speed cancer drug development
Reuters: Thu Apr 17, 2014 (Reuters) – Scientists and drugmakers are pioneering a new kind of clinical trial that changes the way cancer drugs are studied, potentially cutting both the time and cost of bringing them to market. Instead of testing one drug at a time, a novel lung cancer study announced on Thursday will allow […]