An effective Plain language Summary of a clinical trial provides participants with feedback they need about expectations from a trial while providing the sponsor with valuable insights into their patient communities....
UW Health’s Tamara Kempken Mehring was recently named the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Clinical Research Nurse Award by the International Association of Clinical Research Nurses (IACRN)....
A new report highlights the statewide biohealth industry as a leading economic growth and innovation driver for Wisconsin....
In the turbulent waters of the clinical research workforce, with high turnover and burnout circling like relentless sharks, several leading organizations have found ways to navigate their way through and around the worst of the storm....
Pharmaceutical sponsors and clinical research organizations (CROs) are working to increase patient recruitment and retention rates and to improve trial performance using patient-centric engagement strategies to elevate the patient experience....
The majority of cancers do not have known screening markers, so research is needed to be sure potential biomarkers are predictive of disease, reduce mortality, do not lead to unnecessary procedures or needless worry, and are cost-effective....
Health disparities and inequities among marginalized communities reflect the institutional structures that impede communities from accessing healthcare and clinical studies....
Innovation is led by visionaries who anticipate potential crises and adapt, as opposed to accepting chaos as the forced catalyst for change. Some of these visionaries are gifted women who may have once been underestimated and unrecognized for their talents....
The U.S. FDA announced 19 new grants and two new contracts totaling more than $38 million in funding over the next four years to support clinical trials, natural history studies and regulatory science tools related to rare diseases....
Ricki Fairley, the founder and CEO of Touch, the Black Breast Cancer Alliance in Annapolis, discusses how she created a whole new life for herself after her breast cancer diagnosis and how her nonprofit aims to change the way the world looks at Black women...
