by ChristinaSilva | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog
In 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a five-year action plan, aiming to improve diversity in clinical trials for newly approved drugs. According to HealthDay, Angela K. Green, M.D., from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City,...
by Nicholas Baudoin | Mar 21, 2022 | 2022
In 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a five-year action plan, aiming to improve diversity in clinical trials for newly approved drugs. According to HealthDay, Angela K. Green, M.D., from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York...
by David Rosado | May 20, 2015 | 2015, Blog, May
By ROBERT PEAR www.nytimes.com WASHINGTON — The federal government opened the door to a new era of genetic medicine on Thursday by introducing a standard way to ensure the accuracy of DNA tests used to tailor treatments for individual patients. Scientists have...
by David Rosado | May 4, 2015 | 2015, Blog, May
By RONI CARYN RABIN www.nytimes.com When a new contraceptive implant came on the market over a decade ago, it was considered a breakthrough for women who did not want to have more children, a sterilization procedure that could be done in a doctor’s office in just 10...
by David Rosado | Apr 28, 2015 | 2015, April, Blog
BY MAGGIE FOX www.nbcnews.com Scientists have formulated a needle-free vaccine against measles and say the little stick-on patch could be the answer to fighting measles — and perhaps other diseases such as polio, too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...