Sat.Nov 19, 2016 - Fri.Nov 25, 2016

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The hepatitis C conundrum: balancing cost and affordability

pharmaphorum

Working with QuintilesIMS, we present a digital debate which will offer modellling-based insights into the future of hepatitis C treatment.

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The first paid research subject in written history?

Placebo Control

On this date 349 years ago, Samuel Pepys relates in his famous diary a remarkable story about an upcoming medical experiment. As far as I can tell, this is the first written description of a paid research subject. According to his account , the man (who he describes as “a little frantic”) was to be paid to undergo a blood transfusion from a sheep. It was hypothesized that the blood of this calm and docile animal would help to calm the man.