Month: January 2019
January 29, 2019 – Data Analysis
January 28, 2019 – Clinical Trials and Industry
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Anchor lead: Just how involved is industry in clinical trials? Elizabeth Tracey reports The majority of later stage clinical trials, aimed to bring new drugs, devices and vaccines to market, have industry involvement in study design and authorship along with …
January 18, 2019 – Incentivizing Healthy Choices
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Anchor lead: Even paying people to make more healthful choices may not work, Elizabeth Tracey reports Paying people who are at risk to develop diabetes, are overweight or who smoke cigarettes to make lifestyle changes to reduce their health risks …
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January 17, 2019 – Blood Clots and Cancer
January 16, 2019 – Pain Treatment
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Anchor lead: Opioids really aren’t always best when it comes to pain, Elizabeth Tracey reports When it comes to pain treatment, opioid medications are best, right? Wrong, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found. The …
January 15, 2019 – Helping Opioid Addiction
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Anchor lead: What are the possibilities when it comes to medicines for addiction? Elizabeth Tracey reports As deaths from opioids continue apace, figuring out how best to help people overcome addiction is more important than ever, with one recent study …