Despite progress in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and treatment, Black adults in the USA still face higher rates of premature CVD ... Read More
Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial Equity Is About Disease Burden, Not Just Representation
Clinical trials are the cornerstone of medical progress. They test new treatments and therapies, giving hope to patients and advancing ... Read More
This Clinical Trial Offers New Hope for Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common health problem that can lead to serious conditions like heart disease, stroke, ... Read More
A Black Researcher Is Testing A Late-Stage Tuberculosis Vaccine
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health challenge, affecting 10.8 million people in 2023. That’s an increase ... Read More
New Drug Lepodisiran May Protect Millions from Heart Attacks and Strokes
Imagine a hidden danger lurking in your blood, silently increasing your risk of heart attack and stroke. For millions of people, this danger ... 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
3 Barriers to Black Clinical Trial Participation and How to Solve Them
Clinical trials play a key role in advancing cancer treatment, especially for Black Americans who face higher death rates and experience ... Read More
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
After Safe Trials, This Drug Was Approved for ATTR-CM
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved Amvuttra (vutrisiran), a new drug developed by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, ... 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
