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Forging the Path to a West Nile Vaccine

Alternative approaches to licensure are key, says CDC's Carolyn Gould

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FDA Has Neglected Clinical Trial Transparency 鈥� Plus $45 Billion in Fines

It's time for more aggressive enforcement of the law

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It's Time to Pay Clinical Trial Participants More

Accelerating trial enrollment can catalyze access to much-needed medications

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FDA, NIH Must Penalize Researchers Who Don't Report Trial Results, House Member Says

Many with NIH grants don't follow reporting rules, get funded again anyway, says Rep. Pallone

Makena Is Just the Latest in Accelerated Approval Mayhem

Congress must take action to reform the process

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Ex-JAMA Chief: Cut the Hype, Spin in Published Studies

Howard Bauchner, MD, says researchers want to report accurately, but "they too have their biases"

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Why I Voted 'No' on the New ALS Drug

Here are the shortcomings I saw in the phase II Relyvrio study

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Our Hands Are Tied: Treating Prediabetes in Kids

We urgently need more research on pharmacological interventions for this growing epidemic

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What's Really Driving COVID 'Rebound' After Paxlovid?

There's only one way to find out

Making Observational Studies More Reliable

Harlan Krumholz, MD, discusses a new path to less bias, more transparency

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Lubricant Shots for Knee OA: No, They Really Don't Help

Meta-analysis of hyaluronic acid trials throws serious shade on common practice

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Black Patients Often Never Given a Chance to Join Breast Cancer Trials

But survey finds several actionable findings that could boost enrollment

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Six COVID Treatments Entered Rapid Testing, All Failed

I-SPY results seen as testament to new adaptive trials

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Inside Hospital Hacker Mob; Clinical Trial Surprise Bill; Silenced Nurses

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Doctor Submits Fluvoxamine EUA Application to FDA

Group of physician-scientists believes data support authorization for treating COVID-19

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Ivermectin Arm of PRINCIPLE Trial Put on Hold

Trial website cites supply issues

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Academic Centers Start to Take Psychedelics Seriously

"You're not sticking your neck out as much as you would 10 years ago," one director says

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Is Psychedelic Research Funding Starting to Shift?

Once the province of philanthropy, industry and government sources show interest

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Reversal, Replacement, and Reassessment in Medicine

Three ways medical science progresses and what this has to do with aspirin

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Fauci Blasted Over Puppy Research Claims

Conservative watchdog group unleashes outrage over Beagle studies

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New Fauci Documentary: 'You Don't Get Intimidated'

Anthony Fauci gets personal in new film, opens up about Trump admin and history repeating

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Which Pediatric Research Is Overfunded by NIH?

And which conditions are underfunded, and why

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CDC's All-or-Nothing Approach to Teen COVID Vaccination Is All Wrong

The agency should revisit its latest guidance to maximize benefits and minimize risks

Do 'Robots' Offer Any Clear Surgical Advantage?

Review says no, and Vinay Prasad believes it's a sobering reflection on medical technology

Breast Cancer Screening During COVID Reveals Inequities

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses new findings and his takeaway

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Nasal Vaccines for COVID-19?

Some argue intranasal vaccines, still in early trials, may be better at blocking transmission

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ALS 'Compassionate Use' Again Hits National Media

Expanded access campaigns will only become more frequent with growing rare disease pipelines

Could a 'Placebo' Become the Next Big ED Treatment?

Over-the-counter gel, said to spur near-instant erections, is on the cusp of approval in Europe

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No Murder Charge in Alleged Mercy Killing; Anti-Vaxxers Gain New Allies; COVID-21?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Minimizing the Pesky Placebo Response in IBS Trials

Identifying the determinants is key to better trial design

What to Make of That Danish Reinfection Study?

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses the findings and their takeaway

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Pseudoscience Royal Rumble: Doc vs The Rock

Celebs who tout "harmless" quack therapies may still be doing harm

Self-Unblinding Threatens COVID Vaccine Trial

Taking antibody tests a 'small act of scientific sabotage'

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Do HIV Drug Trials Need Better Infection Tests?

Data from PrEP study reveal a sensitivity problem

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Minority Participation in Food Allergy Trials Remains Low

Increasing participation is a significant unmet challenge, researcher says

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Brain Imaging Study Paused After LGBTQ+ Advocates Complain

Concerns that UCLA research could damage participants' mental health

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FDA Advisors Pan Drug-Coated Balloon for Lower-Leg Ischemia

Panel members cite muddy efficacy data

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Has Pembrolizumab Finally Met an Indication FDA Doesn't Like?

Agency staff skeptical of data in early breast cancer

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Florida Doctor Pleads Guilty to Faking Clinical Trial Data

Yvelice Villaman-Bencosme, MD, admitted to fabricating data for a study of kids' asthma drug

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Here's How to Think About the Danish Mask Study

What the DANMASK-19 trial showed and didn't show about mask use and COVID-19

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