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Grand Rounds December 15, 2023: Diversifying Clinical Trials: A Path Forward (Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI, FESC)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

CVD is the leading cause of mortality in women. Hospital admissions with acute coronary syndrome in women younger than 55 years increased 21% in 1995-1999 and 31% in 2010-2014. The biggest barrier for CV medicine is the lack of women leaders in CV. years for males and 5.5 years for females at age 45 years or older.

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Preview of Pharma Commercials at Super Bowl 2024: From Touching Down with TUMS to Tackling Menopause

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Along with the hefty price tag for screen time that may not be perceived to be a worthwhile investment, and despite favoring advertising at other major events like the Grammys, pharma tends to stay somewhat clear of all the Super Bowl hoopla.

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Grand Rounds October 21, 2022: Disinformation, Cyberthreat, and Choice: Protecting Patients and Clinical Research From the Digital Triple Threat (Eric Perakslis, PhD; Andrea Downing)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences. Health care and the internet are intertwined. Perakslis said his definition of digital health is any time you mix medical information and the internet. There are doable ways to increase cybersecurity in health care. Duke Clinical Research Institute. Andrea Downing.

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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. We have seen that having a higher proportion of women authors resulted in a higher proportion of women enrolled per trial. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. Speakers. Gerald Bloomfield, MD, MPH. Associate Professor with Tenure, Medicine. Michelle Kelsey, MD.

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Grand Rounds December 2, 2022: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mobile Health Intervention in Heart Failure and Diabetes: Lessons Learned (G. Michael Felker, MD, MHS)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

This study asks how can we better facilitate health behaviors in patients with chronic diseases and can we leverage technology? The trial enrolled 187 patients, with 35% women, 47% African American, 10% Hispanic, age 59 years. Medication adherence can be a barrier to effectiveness. Sites have a lot of trials that are competing.

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A history of Johnson & Johnson

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Between 1896 and 1897, J&J enabled a huge step forward for women’s health when it manufactured the first mass-produced sanitary protection products. For all the latest pharma news on Johnson & Johnson, follow pharmaphorum’s J&J and Janssen tags. The post A history of Johnson & Johnson appeared first on.

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PFIZER REPORTS STRONG FIRST-QUARTER 2021 RESULTS

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down 21%, driven by a negative impact from the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in a decline in patient visits to doctors for preventative health purposes, as well as the loss of patent protection in the U.S. mg) in women with uterine fibroids. mg) in healthy women ages 18-35 who are at risk for pregnancy. Chantix in the U.S.,