A recent study conducted through pediatric cancer trials found that limited health literacy and use of the Spanish language for medical communication impacted parents’ comprehension of informed consent....
A protective mineral coating identified by University of Wisconsin–Madison biomedical engineering researchers could allow powerful messenger RNA therapeutics like COVID-19 vaccines to be stored at room temperature, making them more accessible to lower-resourced communities across the world....
Patients at UW Health could now receive messages directly in MyChart inviting them to participate in health research. This year, patients who have access to their MyChart accounts might have noticed a new tab on their profile labeled “Research,” according to Dr. Mike Semanik, physician...
The IRB is hosting virtual office hours for researchers/study teams. Staff from both the Health Sciences and Minimal Risk Research IRBs will be available....
Rebecca Kintner discusses her career path and current role as Clinical Research Negotiator and Fiscal Facilitator for the UW Clinical Trials Institute (CTI)....
The biological complexity of cancer is individual to each patient, and it presents many roadblocks on the path toward optimal treatments. However, developments in DNA technologies and advanced imaging tools have greatly informed clinicians and researchers on ways to develop methods for precision care....
A recent study published on JAMA has found that there are significant racial and ethnic disparities present within the population of women undergoing treatment for gynecologic cancer....
Elizabeth Hagerman, chief innovation officer at UW Health and executive director of the Isthmus Project, discusses her background and the Isthmus Project's efforts to help UW- and UW Health-affiliated entrepreneurs take healthcare innovations through the commercialization process....
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is rolling out a new system to make payment to research participants easier and more efficient....
The University of Wisconsin–Madison, for the first time, has topped $1.5 billion in research expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation. With this accomplishment, UW–Madison is ranked 8th among the nearly 900 public and private universities surveyed by NSF....
