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Understanding Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Trials for Black Americans – BlackDoctor.org
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world, after Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, nearly one million…
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Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Trials: What Black People Need to Know – BlackDoctor.org
Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic autoimmune disease that impairs the pancreas’s…
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This Clinical Trial Could Change How Prostate Cancer Is Detected in Black Men – BlackDoctor.org
Preliminary clinical research findings by the University of Alberta indicate that PET/CT imaging could replace the standard MRI in the…
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This Report Highlights How Companies Can Approach Clinical Trial Diversity – BlackDoctor.org
On the tail of the FDA guidance on diversity in clinical trials, pharma companies are incensed to close racial disparity…
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This FDA Guideline Wants to Get More Black Americans into Clinical Trials – BlackDoctor.org
The FDA has released the latest draft outlining new requirements for how pharmaceutical and medical device companies should consider race…
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This PrEP Clinical Trial Puts Black Women at the Forefront – BlackDoctor.org
The PURPOSE 1 study offers a beacon of hope in the fight against HIV, particularly for Black American women who…
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This Sarcoma Clinical Trial Reduces Risk of Relapse by 43% – BlackDoctor.org
A glimmer of hope emerged for patients with sarcoma in a recent clinical trial. Researchers funded by Stand Up To…
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Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials: What You Should Know – BlackDoctor.org
Ovarian cancer is an abnormal growth of cells or tumors in the ovaries. Some forms of ovarian cancer are more…
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This Clinical Trial May Have Treated Aggressive Lymphoma Without Chemo – BlackDoctor.org
(HealthDay News) — An experimental cancer treatment regimen is achieving full remissions in some patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma, researchers…
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How to Boost Black Representation in Clinical Trials With a Few Clicks – BlackDoctor.org
Clinical trials are crucial for testing new drugs and medical treatments, but a lack of demographic diversity among trial participants…
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