Tag: clinical trials
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Trial Testing Heart Device Outcomes by Gender
A clinical trial is underway tracking patients with implanted heart devices for 3 years to find any differences in health outcomes between men and women.
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Trial Tests Diabetes Drug for Smoking Cessation
A clinical trial began enrolling participants to test the ability of a drug approved for treating diabetes, to also help people stop smoking cigarettes
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Smartphone System Detects Diabetic Eye Disease
An ophthalmology lab at University of Michigan developed a smartphone-based system that speeds screening for an eye disease resulting from diabetes.
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FDA Approves Transplant Lung Preservation System
The Food and Drug Administration approved a medical device that restores and maintains lungs for transplants that may not otherwise be acceptable.
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Closed-Loop System Boosts Diabetes Glucose Control
A clinical trial shows an algorithm-driven glucose monitor and insulin pump system provides better control of glucose levels for people with type 1 diabetes than an insulin pump alone.
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Precision Medicine Tested for Combination Cancer Therapies
Results from a clinical trial show precision medicine, where the genomic nature of tumors guides the choice of treatment, can identify a combination of cancer therapies with better outcomes for patients.
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Resistant Fungus Treatment Shown Effective in Early Results
Results from a clinical trial show an experimental anti-fungal drug effective in 2 cases of Candida auris infections, a fungus resistant to most other drugs.
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FDA Expands Evidence Project to Replace Trials
The Food and Drug Administration is expanding a demonstration project with a Boston teaching hospital that tests the value of real world evidence to replace some clinical trials.
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FDA Approves Single Dual-Drug Pill for HIV
The Food and Drug Administration approved a daily pill with 2 drugs to lower viral loads in people with HIV, but who have not yet taken other HIV drugs.
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NIH Launches Universal Flu Vaccine Trial
A clinical trial testing a vaccine designed to prevent infections from many influenza strains is underway at National Institutes of Health.