Starting from the fact that minorities account for fewer than 10 percent of patients enrolled in clinical trials. Health disparities and underrepresentation in clinical trials could become a serious issue in the upcoming years. FDA Regulations In 2012 Congress included Section…
Clinical Research in Ecuador | Diversity in Hispanic Community Involvement
Why Is Diversity Important? FDA Action Plan In 2012 the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act was published. Most of this FDA Action plan is based to encourage researchers to include safety and effectiveness data by demographic subgroups, including…
Landmark Clinical Trial to Help Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Sufferers
A clinical trial funded by Arthritis Research UK and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), led by professors from the Universities of Liverpool and Bristol, has discovered a drug combination that could help thousands of children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis….
Cure to Lung Cancer May Depend on Your DNA
The Northside Hospital Cancer Institute announced its participation in a unique National Cancer Institute clinical collaboration to treat lung cancer based on a person’s genetic makeup. The Northside Hospital Cancer Institute is the first to offer this clinical trial, referred to…
Governor Pushes for Trials of Marijuana Derivative
Georgia’s governor is pushing clinical trials for a marijuana-derived drug that proponents say could help treat severe seizure disorders among children, an unlikely election-year move for a Republican in a conservative part of the country that is just beginning to warm…