West Virginia lawmakers passed a bill allowing clinical trials on opioid use disorder treatments, specifically comparing buprenorphine and methadone.

A European consortium led by OncoHost has been awarded €2.5 million from the EIC Transition Programme to develop NeutroFlow, a diagnostic test predicting patient response to immune checkpoint inhibitors across five cancer types.

A groundbreaking clinical trial for visceral leishmaniasis is underway in Liverpool, testing an oral drug (DNDi-6899) that could replace current painful injection treatments requiring hospitalization.

Experts at the Skin of Color Update 2024 emphasized the importance of diversity in clinical trials to address health disparities and improve data for all patient populations.

Psilocybin-assisted therapy is emerging as a potential treatment for anxiety, depression, and existential distress in patients facing terminal illnesses.

Researchers propose a framework for N-of-1 trials focusing on individualized gene-targeted therapies for rare genetic diseases, addressing the challenges in evaluating treatments for single patients.

Arch Biopartners Inc. has announced that the University of Calgary’s Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board has approved a Phase II trial for LSALT peptide, aimed at preventing and treating cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CS-AKI). The trial, which is also recruiting patients in Turkey, seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of LSALT peptide in reducing AKI incidents post-cardiac surgery.

Leading hospitals across North America are actively engaged in clinical trials to find effective treatments for trigeminal neuralgia, a condition causing severe facial pain.

The NeoGASTRIC trial is evaluating whether routine measurement of gastric residual volumes affects the time it takes premature babies to reach full feeding volumes.

Post-hoc analysis of Lilly's SURPASS-3 trial reveals tirzepatide treatment in type 2 diabetes patients leads to muscle volume changes proportional to weight loss, with greater than expected reductions in muscle fat infiltration.

The Ohio State University Cancer Center's automated informatics program has achieved a 21.9% increase in biosimilar utilization while streamlining prior authorization processes, earning an Innovator Award at ACCC 2024.

University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University launch an $8 million NIH-funded clinical trial to evaluate EsoCheck and EsoGuard technologies for detecting Barrett's Esophagus in non-GERD patients.

An investigation reveals that a significant number of FDA advisory committee members who recommended Kisunla's approval had financial ties to Eli Lilly and other companies developing anti-amyloid drugs.

The ACCC has approved Blackstone's acquisition of I'rom Group Co Limited, conditional on the divestiture of CMAX Clinical Research Pty Ltd.

Managed care has evolved significantly over 30 years, bringing advances in prevention, guidelines implementation, and quality metrics, with vaccination rates rising from 50% to over 90% before the COVID-19 era.

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare but potentially fatal blood disorder affecting approximately 38 per million people, with delayed diagnosis common due to its complex symptoms and manifestations.

A randomized, controlled study (CL-006) found that DAV132, a colon-targeted adsorbent, did not significantly alter plasma concentrations of ceftriaxone, piperacillin, tazobactam, ceftazidime, and avibactam.

Dr. Manali Kamdar, Clinical Director of Lymphoma Services at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, focuses on novel therapies for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, participating in significant clinical trials like TRANSFORM and TRANSCEND-NHL-001.

Dr. Robert Salata, a distinguished figure in infectious disease research and education at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University, passed away on August 26 at the age of 72.

The Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative (MCGI) is expanding access to precision medicine for oncologists in rural and underserved areas.