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Clinical Trials
Doctors Dismissed Her Symptoms—Then She Collapsed at a Work Conference
When Aleta was first diagnosed with lupus, she wasn’t ready to share her diagnosis with anyone beyond her closest family and friends. She ... Read More
How I Advocated For Myself to Join a Breast Cancer Clinical Trial
When Latoya Bolds-Johnson, a then 37-year-old physician assistant and mother of three, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast ... Read More
This Study Reveals Why More People Aren’t Doing Clinical Trials
A new study, "The influence of socioeconomic status on individual attitudes and experience with clinical trials," published in Nature, sheds ... Read More
Immunotherapy Works As Well In Senior Cancer Patients As In Younger Adults
It’s well-known that a person’s immune system wears down over time, becoming less effective as folks progress through middle age and become ... Read More
New Weight-Loss Drug Ecnoglutide Shows Bigger Results Than Others
While popular obesity and type 2 diabetes medications, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, have continued to grow in demand and usage across the ... Read More
Genetics Aren’t Just Killing Black Men With Prostate Cancer, Poor Healthcare Is
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open looked at the genetic differences in prostate cancer between races. Researchers used data from ... Read More
Constipation Medication May Offer Breakthrough Treatment for Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious condition that must be managed to avoid kidney failure. Constipation is one complication that can ... Read More
Could CAR-T Therapy Be a Cure for Lupus? Early Trials Show Promise
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with a spectrum of very different manifestations and variable ... Read More
I Saw the Dark Side of Clinical Trials—Here’s Why I’m Fighting for Change
Clinical research plays a critical role in advancing medicine, yet a long-standing issue persists—diversity in clinical trials remains ... Read More
Shingles Vaccine May Lower Dementia Risk, New Analysis Suggests
Dementia affects more than 55 million people worldwide, and that number is expected to rise to 139 million by 2050. While there’s no cure ... Read More
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: From 3 Years to Live to 30 Years of Survival
In January 1995, at the age of 37, my life changed forever. As an active Army officer, husband, and father to a five-year-old daughter, I ... Read More