Aug 30, 2016, 11:24 by Michael Croft

STAT |  A dispute involving the Michael J. Fox Foundation might delay a clinical trial of the most promising new treatment for Parkinson's disease in decades.

Aug 29, 2016, 14:38 by Michael Croft

PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES - Aug 30, 2016 - ERT, a leading provider of high-quality patient data collection solutions for use in clinical drug development, today announced that its Executive Vice President of Cardiac and eClinical Insights, Amy Furlong has been named one of Philadelphia’s Most Powerful and Influential Women by the National Diversity Council

Aug 25, 2016, 17:20 by Michael Croft

STAT |  Five common blunders trip up many biotech startups as they work to move a product through clinical evaluation and clinical trials.

Aug 24, 2016, 16:54 by Michael Croft

IRVINE, CA - Aug 24, 2016 - Biomerica Inc. (OTCQB: BMRA) today announced that its common stock has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market and is expected to commence trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "BMRA" on August 26, 2016

Aug 23, 2016, 08:28 by Michael Croft

ST. LOUIS, MO - Aug 23, 2016 - Biomedical Systems – a 40-year-old, family-owned, leading clinical trial provider to pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech, and contract research organizations (CROs) – announced a new partnership with digital health company Foundry Health of Chicago

Aug 22, 2016, 17:25 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News Brief | Bioclinica’s parent companies—Water Street Healthcare Partners and JLL Partners—announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to sell the company to international private equity firm, Cinven.

Aug 22, 2016, 14:50 by Michael Croft

STAT |  The findings follow years of concern about the extent to which individual experts and their ties to drug makers may influence crucial treatment guidelines.

Aug 19, 2016, 10:58 by Michael Croft

STAT |  New research suggests nearly half of all clinical trials involving kids go unfinished or unpublished - which could put patients at risk.

Aug 17, 2016, 17:00 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News Brief | Twenty-one hospitals across China will adopt Watson for Oncology, a cognitive computing platform for physicians to help them deliver personalized, evidence-based cancer treatment options. The initial 21-hospital rollout is part of a multi-year partnership through which Hangzhou CognitiveCare—a new Chinese company—will introduce Watson for Oncology to hospitals across China. This is Watson Health’s first partnership in China.

Aug 17, 2016, 13:09 by Michael Croft

Forbes |  When Big Pharma doesn't fully disclose the results of all its clinical trials, both the industry and patients suffer consequences, says one bioethics expert.

Aug 15, 2016, 12:08 by Michael Croft

Healthcare IT News |  This past Friday, Karen DeSalvo, MD, officially stepped down as National Coordinator, passing the baton to her second-in-command, Vindell Washington, MD. The former principal deputy national coordinator has been with ONC since January 2016.

Aug 11, 2016, 10:15 by Michael Croft

Science Daily | Clinical research often underrepresents women on the assumption that a painkiller or antidepressant will be equally effective in subjects of either sex, but a growing number of scientists are criticizing this approach.

Aug 10, 2016, 13:19 by Michael Croft

STAT |  An editorial argues that data sharing can cripple scientific progress and harm patients, but there are myriad flaws with that reasoning.

Aug 10, 2016, 10:00 by Michael Croft

UCSF | A five-year, $85 million NIH grant to the University of California San Francisco will support programs to diversify research participants and better integrate technology into studies.

Aug 10, 2016, 09:05 by Michael Croft

PRINCETON, NJ - Aug 10, 2016 - Certara®, the leading provider of decision support technology and consulting services for optimizing drug development and improving health outcomes, today announced the launch of Phoenix 7

Aug 9, 2016, 09:25 by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | TransCelerate, an organization of major pharmaceutical companies and clinical trial sponsors, has introduced programs to train study personnel on best practices in clinical trials, and to prevent redundant training on shared systems across the industry.

Aug 8, 2016, 10:10 by Michael Croft

Healthcare Informatics | A recent paper by researchers at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston demonstrated how commercial EHRs can flag diagnostic errors and missed chances for patient follow-up, but also exposed limitations in current EHR systems.

Aug 5, 2016, 17:13 by Michael Croft

STAT |  The SEC alleges Dr. Edward Kosinksi traded shares of Regado Biosciences while he was involved in a clinical trial for one of the company's drugs.

Aug 5, 2016, 15:35 by Michael Croft

Forbes |  A significant number of pediatric clinical trials are either stopped before they're completed, or if completed, their results go unpublished.

Aug 4, 2016, 11:25 by Michael Croft

MUNICH, GERMANY - Aug 4, 2016 - Definiens, the pioneer in Tissue Phenomics solutions for diagnostics development and commercialization, today announced the release of its Clinical Development Offering, making the company the premier provider of comprehensive tissue-based services from discovery to commercialization