Clinical Trials

Beyond the Dinner Table: Building Trust in Clinical Trials for Black Communities

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Imagine opening your medicine cabinet and finding every bottle untested. That’s the reality without clinical trials, the cornerstone of medical progress. Yet, participation in these trials remains low within Black communities. This lack of participation creates a double-edged sword: Black people may use medications that haven’t been fully tested for their specific biology, potentially leading […]

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Cutting-Edge Treatments Held Hostage: Reimagining Clinical Research for the Patients We Serve

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Clinical research – a world that promises cutting-edge advancements, a beacon of hope for suffering patients…  But the reality?  It’s a slow-moving, bureaucratic puzzle that leaves patients more like forgotten afterthoughts. Yes, I said it. Clinical research often sucks. We talk a big game about patient-centricity, yet our systems leave them waiting in the dust.

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The Heartbreak of Waiting: How Delayed Clinical Trials Are Costing Lives

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Did you know that, on average, it takes a whopping 12 years for a drug to progress from the early stages of research to market availability?** ([Sources: National Institutes of Health, PhRMA]). 12 years of potential lost opportunities for patients like my friend, desperately in need of new treatments. This timeline isn’t just a statistic;

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