How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research

Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety.
Pulmonology Advisor

Unlocking Access: Addressing Barriers to Clinical Trial Enrollment

Cecilia Bahit, MD, and Carolyn Lam, MBBS, PhD, FACC, discuss the barriers patients face when seeking access to clinical trial enrollment.
snmjournals.org

Randomized Phase 2 Trial of an Extended and Flexible Dosing Schedule of

Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) with [177 Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 was approved both by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency in 2022 for the treatment of patients with ...

Most effective digital interventions to stop smoking identified

Smoking remains one of the most deleterious habits for human health, as it is known to increase the risk of several life-threatening diseases, including lung and throat cancers, heart disease and ...

Randomized study comparing proton and photon radiation for breast cancer finds both preserve quality of life

The first randomized trial to compare photon- and proton-based radiation therapy for breast cancer finds that patients report equally strong health-related quality of life with either treatment.
The BMJ

Use of new CORE risk score to predict 10 year risk of liver cirrhosis in general population: population based cohort study

Objective To develop and validate a novel risk prediction model for incident major adverse liver outcomes (MALO) in a primary care setting. Design Population based cohort study. Setting Sweden, with ...

Tylenol, Autism And The Difference Between Finding A Link And A Cause: What Parents Need To Know

At present, there is clearly not enough evidence to establish a causal association between prenatal acetaminophen use and autism.
Scientific Research Publishing

Zhong, B. (2009) How to Calculate Sample Size in Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 1, 51-54.

ABSTRACT: Background: Postoperative pain is unavoidable after caesarean section. It constitutes a big challenge to the patient’s recovery and maternal-infant bonding. The importance of adequate pain ...
ahajournals.org

Impacts of Reducing Sitting Time or Increasing Sit-to-Stand Transitions on Blood Pressure and Glucose Regulation in Postmenopausal Women: Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

Public health and clinical guidelines identify the importance of sedentary behaviors for cardiovascular diseases, particularly among postmenopausal women. The goal of this trial was to compare the ...