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The State of Pediatric Clinical Research: An Interview with Paidion CEO Barry Mangum, PharmD, FCP

Camargo

Barry Mangum talks the importance of pediatric research, its evolution over the years, and the obstacles and opportunities that the industry faces as it moves forward. How long have you been in pediatric clinical research, and how did you enter the field? So I’ve been working in that space about 43 years.

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Doctors Discover Needle Lodged in 80-Year-Old Woman’s Brain

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

An elderly woman in Russia’s Far East was revealed on Wednesday to have lived for 80 years with an inch-long needle in her brain, after doctors made the unexpected discovery during a CT scan. Doctors believe the woman was the victim of a failed infanticide carried out by her parents, and said they would not […]

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November 21, 2024: Are Pragmatic Trials Living Up to the Promise of Improving Representativeness?

Rethinking Clinical Trials

In a new commentary, members of the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory’s Ethics and Regulatory Core explore the potential of pragmatic trials to improve demographic representativeness and health equity in clinical research. Representativeness in Pragmatic Clinical Trials,” was published online ahead of print in JAMA.

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‘Useless’ Organ That Doctors Often Remove May Actually Fight Cancer

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

recent retrospective study, however, suggests the thymus gland is not nearly as expendable as experts once thought US researchers found that those who get their thymus removed face an increased risk of death from any cause […]

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Changing Perspectives on Clinical Research Through Mindfulness and Professionalism

ACRP blog

Besides her complicated duties as a doctor in neurology at the time, she came to realize that esophageal precancerous lesions were wearing on her body, leading to even greater stressful thoughts about how the health crisis would affect her career and what others would think of her, and eventually to burnout. “I

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Clinical Research Jobs: How to Choose the Right Career Path

XTalks

Clinical research is part of a growing industry that provides individuals with rewarding career options and a ladder to climb. Working in the clinical trials industry allows clinical researchers to work with patients and bring new drugs to market. There are many professions under the clinical research umbrella.

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Examining COVID’s impact on clinical research participant diversity

pharmaphorum

The clinical research industry has long struggled with participant diversity. One study found that only 5% of Black or Asian United Kingdom residents had ever participated in a clinical trial. COVID-19 forced research organisations to adapt. Clinical trial diversity improved during COVID-19 (but not enough) .