One of the things I think has been a tremendous barrier in participation to research has been trust and awareness. If we look back a little ... Read More
Clinical Trials
Interested in Participating in Clinical Trails? Look To Twitter To Be Recruited
For years, studies have found that Black people have a profound mistrust of doctors and scientists. Consequently, we participate in clinical ... Read More
Race For The Cure: Including Black Women In Breast Cancer Research
“As a Black woman, I definitely advocate for other Black women to become a part cancer research, and here is why,” says Bridgette Hempstead, ... Read More
Radiation & Chemotherapy Together Boost Lung Cancer Survival
Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy has substantially extended survival for many people with lung cancer, two new studies ... Read More
Research Study For Patients With Type 2 Diabetes & DKD
Living with type 2 diabetes can be complicated. Balancing medications, diet, and exercise to control your blood sugar levels can be an ... Read More
Blacks & HIV: Dr. Jonca Bull, FDA Assistant Commissioner for Minority Health, Discusses HIV/AIDS & Importance Of Clinical Trials
More than 1.2 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV, and 1 in 7 of those are unaware of their infection, according to statistics ... Read More
Breast Cancer & The Importance Of Clinical Trials
Most people don’t realize how important clinical trials are. Clinical trials are an essential step in discovering new treatments for breast ... Read More
New Multiple Myeloma Drug Shows Promising Results In Trial
There may be a new drug with promising recovery results for multiple myeloma patients. It’s called daratumumab. During a recent ... Read More
ASCO 2016 Highlight: Advanced Bladder Cancer Patients Benefit From Immunotherapy Treatment
ASCO Perspective “This and other immunotherapies have brought new momentum to bladder cancer treatment, which until recently had seen ... Read More
ASCO 2016 Highlight: New Antibody Drug Shows Early Promise In Small Cell Lung Cancer
ASCO Perspective “This is another example of a new wave of highly targeted treatments, which deliver anticancer drugs even more precisely ... Read More
Scleroderma Facts Vs. Fiction
Queen Latifah looks up to her mother, Rita Owens. " In a recent PSA for the American Heart Association, Queen Latifah describes that her ... Read More
Systemic Scleroderma: Treatments For The 8 Major Symptoms
Scleroderma is a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues — the fibers that ... Read More