Lessons from Duke’s Turnover and Turbulence Trends The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly every facet of healthcare, and clinical research was no exception. Amid the challenges, one academic medical center (AMC) …
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and is responsible for overseeing foreign aid and development assistance. The current Executive …
Can Inhaled Ivermectin Hit the Virus Where It Lives? A New Review Says It’s Time to Test
When it comes to clinical trials, oncology research is in a league of its own. Cancer is a complex disease with more than 200 different types, each presenting unique challenges …
Alicia Lashley, Oncology Research Project Manager, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Attending my first Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) Annual Conference as a proud member …
Placebo controls are a mainstay of clinical research in medicine. They are one of the features imparting gold standard status to the iconic “randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.” This is …
Do Blood Types Change COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects? A Saudi Study Puts the Idea to the Test
The clinical trials industry is continuously abuzz with talk about the challenges of patient recruitment. And for every challenge, there is a solution. That’s great news…right? Well, the short answer …
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but in the world of clinical research regulations, many would also say if a guideline isn’t broken, don’t fix it—even …
On March 10, 2025, leadership of a research study known as the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) was notified that the grant supporting the study had been terminated. The …