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Florida woman jailed for lying to FDA about children's drugs trial

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A Florida doctor has been sent to prison after submitting a false affidavit claiming she had screened children in a clinical study looking at the effectiveness of drugs given to children with asthma when she had not.

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Scepticism in press over Kintor’s COVID-19 US drug trial

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China’s Kintor Pharmaceutical has begun late-stage US clinical development of its potential COVID drug proxalutamide – but there is scepticism over the company’s claims about its research. But Reuters reported that the doctor identified as its principal clinical trial investigator has said he is not in charge of the trial.

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Fatty liver disease: With little early detection, more challenging drug development

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That was until my doctors stunned me with the news that I had cirrhosis caused by non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, a severe form of fatty liver disease that often has few or no symptoms until very late stages. Dozens of companies are working at various stages of drug development. Others are not so fortunate. About the Author.

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HCP’s use of social media: the good and the not so good

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The best approach is to use social media to connect HCPs to clincial information and drug trials. A leading pharma company recently sponsored a series of Q&A around the use of their new cancer drug. Doximity was flagged for having anti-vaccine information. Most said it had, but they still wanted to know more.

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Phases of Clinical Research: A Detailed Overview

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Clinical trials are studies involving human volunteers to research ways to prevent, detect, and treat various medical conditions. The goal is to identify safer, more effective methods of treating illnesses using new drugs or new combinations of existing drugs.

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Personalising whole genome sequencing doubles diagnosis of rare diseases 

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To do so, they tested how using a genomic medicine team of specialist doctors, bioinformaticians, and scientists could boost the capabilities of NHS diagnostic laboratories beyond the standard semi-automated analysis of data. . It can also permit targeted screening of known disease complications and access to drug studies.

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Steps to building a more patient-centric industry

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According to the FDA’s 2020 Drug Trials Snapshot Report , only 8% of clinical trial participants are Black or African American, as compared to nearly 14% of the US population. The fact is, many minorities never learn about vital clinical trials in play, or that they’re eligible to participate. Keep it simple.