Clinical trials play a key role in advancing cancer treatment, especially for Black Americans who face higher death rates and experience ... Read More
Clinical Trials
Overcoming Tuskegee: How to Improve Black Trust in Clinical Trials
The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment has left a painful legacy of medical mistrust in the Black American community. In the 1932-1972 study, ... Read More
Want Black Kids to Take Their Asthma Meds? Pay Them, Study Shows
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children, with symptoms usually developing before age 5. The condition highly impacts young ... Read More
Blacks Have Different Pancreatic Tumor Markers. This Is Why Our Research Matters
Pancreatic cancer tumors are the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, according to the Hirshberg Foundation ... Read More
Clinical Trials are Missing Black Principal Investigators
Research from a recent study experiment published in the Journal of Health Economics found Black respondents were more willing to ... Read More
This Medical Device Could Be a Depression Breakthrough for Black Americans
When you receive a diagnosis like major depressive disorder (MDD), it’s important to understand that there is no “one size fits all” ... Read More
Are Community Health Workers Clinical Trials’ Unsung Heroes?
Asthma is a chronic disease that disproportionately affects young Black children. Black American children are twice as likely to have asthma ... Read More
3 Reasons Why Patients Want Clinical Trials and What’s Stopping Them
People actually want to participate in clinical trials, despite the struggles the pharmaceutical industry faces with finding study subjects, ... Read More
Joining Medical Research Should Matter to Every Black Person
Have you ever wondered if the medications you're taking were tested on people like you? It's a question that's more important than you might ... Read More
Why Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients Need Clinical Trials
Triple-negative breast Cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of breast cancer that predominantly affects younger women and women of color. As ... Read More
Being Mixed Race in Clinical Trials: Why Genomics Matter
The latest U.S. Census results revealed a 276 percent increase in the multiracial population over ten years, rising from 9 million in 2010 ... Read More
This Hospital Wants to Make Multiple Myeloma Treatments More Affordable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmyve5JjBOQ In a world where cancer continues to be a formidable adversary, a revolutionary treatment ... Read More