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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. That is a moral failure on the part of medicine. Dozens of companies are working at various stages of drug development.

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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 

Drug Discovery World

In 2018, the UK’s department of health announced an NHS Genomic Medicine Service, which allows patients with rare diseases to have their entire genetic code read in the hope of providing a much-needed diagnosis. It can also permit targeted screening of known disease complications and access to drug studies. Context .

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The medical school trying to become anti-racist

The Pharma Data

A major British medical school is leading the drive to eliminate what it calls “inherent racism” in the way doctors are trained in the UK. Exploring the fact that drug trials predominantly involve white, male participants, and looking at how this may lead to inaccurate and harmful prescribing for other patients.

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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.

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Why Black People Remain Underrepresented in Clinical Trials

XTalks

Despite these statistics, in the US, Black people only constitute five percent of all clinical trial participants. The overwhelming majority of trial participants nationwide are white. Race-Based Medicine. Personalized Medicine. However, the links between race-based genetics and disease are not quite clear.

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Waiver of Informed Consent - proposed changes in the 21st Century Cures Act

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pic.twitter.com/dqmWPpxPdE — Adam Feuerstein (@adamfeuerstein) July 14, 2015 In another tweet, he suggests that the act will "decimate" informed consent in drug trials. A drug manufacturer wants to understand physicians’ rationales for performing a certain procedure. Unbelievable but true if #Path2Cures becomes law.

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