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Revisiting What Went Wrong In The Clinical Trial Tragedy In France
Chemical & Engineering News | In January 2016, one clinical trial volunteer in France died, four others were hospitalized, and two of those went on to have long-term neurological damage. Attempting to provide answers to what went wrong, a study published in Science now reports that the drug candidate responsible for the tragedy, BIA 10-2474, covalently binds several enzymes in addition to the fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) it was designed to block.
Jun 8, 2017
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Polio Outbreak Is Reported In Syria, Health Officials Say
STAT | The new cases are vaccine-derived polioviruses and not an indication the viruses are spreading "in the wild," according to the WHO.
Jun 8, 2017
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Trump Announces He Will Keep Francis Collins As NIH Director
STAT | Dr. Francis Collins, a holdover from the Obama administration, will remain director of the National Institutes of Health, the White House announced.
Jun 7, 2017
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‘All of Us’ Precision Medicine Initiative Begins Enrolling Beta Testers
Healthcare Informatics | The National Institutes of Health's precision medicine initiative, All of Us, has begun enrolling beta testers. The national launch of the initiative is anticipated for late fall or early next year.
Jun 6, 2017
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Loxo Oncology Seeks FDA Approval For Breakthrough Drug
Forbes | Loxo's therapy Larotrectinib demonstrates 76% confirmed objective response rate in TRK fusion adult and pediatric cancers as presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.
Jun 5, 2017
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23andMe Is Making Its First Foray into At-Home Research to Study Pain
MIT Technology Review | The genetic testing company wants customers to do an experiment to help uncover genetic links to pain.
Jun 1, 2017
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Population Health And Interoperability At Medical Informatics World
Clinical Informatics News | Medical Informatics World kicked off last week in Boston with presentations on population health, telemedicine, and interoperability from Emory Healthcare, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and others.
Jun 1, 2017
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Boston Healthcare & dii Announce Global Life Sciences Data Commercialization Partnership
Clinical Informatics News Brief | Boston Healthcare and Data Information Intelligence today announced a new partnership to develop and commercialize life sciences data and analytics for biopharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic companies.
May 31, 2017
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Medicare Patients Don't Share In Drug Discounts Given Insurers And PBMs
STAT | Medicare beneficiaries don't share in the discounts drug makers give to insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, according to a new paper.
May 30, 2017
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CluePoints, The Jackson Laboratory, Medidata, And More: News From May 2017
Clinical Informatics News Brief | News, products, and partnerships from around the clinical trial and healthcare community including news from CluePoints, The Jackson Laboratory, Medidata, and more.
May 30, 2017
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CROS NT Announces Extended Partnership With Medidata - Deploys RaveX
Clinical Informatics News Brief | CROS NT has announced the go-live of its RaveX team in an extension of the company’s partnership with Medidata. Under the partnership, CROS NT will offer its customers RaveX, as well as Medidata’s randomization and trial supply management (RTSM) system, Medidata Balance.
May 26, 2017
