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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

A new study led by Medical Research Council-funded researchers from UCL has found that tailoring the analysis of whole genome sequencing to individual patients could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases. . It can also permit targeted screening of known disease complications and access to drug studies. Context .

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Steps to building a more patient-centric industry

pharmaphorum

A recent survey of clinical trial professionals found that more than two-thirds of respondents (61%) believe giving patients choice will have a positive impact on clinical research, and well over half (58%) said that their organisations plan to give patients the option to choose how they participate in clinical trials moving forward.

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

pharmaphorum

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. That makes recruitment of patients more challenging.

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Why Black People Remain Underrepresented in Clinical Trials

XTalks

And Black people continue to face generational disenfranchisement in healthcare systems and medical research. The overwhelming majority of trial participants nationwide are white. Race-Based Medicine. They are also at a high risk of developing heart disease and stroke.

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

Placebo Control

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. Section 505(i) - the section this act proposes to amend - instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to propagate rules regarding clinical research.

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