22 Jun Flexibility key to clinical trial success
It’s probably time to remove the cookie-cutter mentality from your clinical trials operational tool kit....
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21 Jun Opinion: We have been gifted a new outlook on increasing patient diversity, compliance, and retention in clinical trials
The challenges of the pandemic may have given the clinical research profession the gift of perspective that will positively affect the outlook on our industry’s collective future....
20 Jun UW Health set to start vaccinating kids under 5
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the COVID-19 vaccine for kids under five and UW Health experts say they’re ready to start rolling out vaccinations in Wisconsin....
14 Jun New contract approval policies provide flexibility
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents last week approved revisions to contract approval policies that will provide greater flexibility for UW–Madison related to approval of research and clinical trials and athletic employment contracts....
09 Jun How oncology clinical trials can use data to dig deeper on diversity
Although many clinical trial sponsors are broadly aware of the need for more diverse participation, most still struggle to implement specific, structural changes that will help trials better represent the wider population....
07 Jun New survey suggests many Black cancer patients aren’t made aware of clinical trials
Clinical trials largely fail to enroll diverse patient populations — and in the last couple of years, patient advocates, the FDA and even a slate of pharma companies have taken steps to change that....
01 Jun How study sites experienced clinical trial changes during pandemic
Many biopharmaceutical companies have discussed how the pandemic has changed clinical trials. However, study sites have also implemented strategies to bring studies into a new realm....
23 May BA.2 does not cause more severe illness than BA.1
A research team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka and colleagues in Japan show that the BA.2 subvariant of omicron is similar to BA.1 in both the severity of illness it causes and in its ability to cause infection....
20 May Clinical Trials: How major advances in medicine happen
UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health celebrate Clinical Trials Day by honoring the collaborative efforts of those who conduct clinical trials and those who participate in them and how their work contributes to public health and medicine....
20 May UW Clinical Research Office statement on Clinical Trials Day
Betsy Nugent and Dr. Nasia Safdar offer their thanks to the outstanding people at UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health who work tirelessly to make UW–Madison's clinical research community exceptional....