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Grand Rounds October 20, 2023: A National Initiative to Eliminate Hepatitis C in the United States – Why This Matters to Clinical Trialists (Rachael L. Fleurence, PhD, MSc; Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Fleurence, PhD, MSc Senior Advisor National Institutes of Health Joshua M. To address this crisis, the NIH is embarking on a National Initiative on Hepatitis C.       Speakers Rachael L. with the rate of reported acute Hepatitis C cases increasing 400% during 2010-2020. Rates are the highest among 20-39-year-olds.

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Grand Rounds July 8, 2022: Results From the COVID-OUT Trial, A Phase-3 Trial of Outpatient Treatment for Covid-19 Using Metformin, Ivermectin, and Fluvoxamine (Carolyn Bramante, MD, MPH; Thomas Murray, PhD; Jared Huling, PhD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Core Faculty, Program for Health Disparities Research. University of Minnesota School of Public Health. University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Some aspects were a success, particularly delivery of study medication nation-wide within 1 day of consent. University of Minnesota Medical School. Thomas Murray, PhD.

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Grand Rounds August 19, 2022: Inclusion and Diversity in Clinical Trials: Actionable Steps to Drive Lasting Change (Gerald Bloomfield, MD, MPH; Michelle Kelsey, MD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Associate Professor, Global Health. There is a national priority to increase diversity in clinical trials, from regulatory, funding agencies, industry, and others, so that the participant population reflects the U.S. This is an issue that a number of institutions have been thinking about for some time. Michelle Kelsey, MD.

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Risk-sharing agreements are growing at a rate of 24%

Pharmaceutical Technology

This is not the first treatment to come with a high price tag. On November 22, 2022, the FDA approved CSL Behring’s Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), the first gene therapy treatment for hemophilia B, with a staggering manufacturer price of $3.5

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Grand Rounds October 6, 2023: Hybrid Studies Should Not Sacrifice Rigorous Methods (David M. Murray, PhD; Moderator: Jonathan Moyer, PhD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

The Disparities Elimination through Coordinated Interventions to Prevent and Control Heart and Lung Disease Risk (DECIPHeR) initiative at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is their first major effort to conduct implementation research. However, in an implementation trial, these are the most interesting measures.

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Gene Silencing Porphyria Treatment, Givlaari, Finally Wins Over England’s NICE Amid Stellar Long-Term Data

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After initial rejection from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) last year, the non-departmental public body of the Department of Health in England has now given the green light to the gene silencing treatment Givlaari (givosiran) for the treatment of the rare metabolic disorder, acute intermittent porphyria (AIP).

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Oslo Medicines Initiative asks how to balance innovation incentivisation with security of access

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“Access to medicines remains one of the most challenging policy areas in every country we work with through the pan-European region,” said Natasha Muscat, Director of Country Health Policies and Systems at World Health Organization (WHO) Europe. WHO is OMI? And that’s exactly what the OMI is setting out to do. About the author.