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Med City News Digital databases for clinical trial searches have already changed healthcare accessibility, bringing critical information about clinical trials to the patients who need it – and to the physicians who care for them. But these databases are also enormous – alone has details of close to 500,000 studies. As a result, information about […]

Mind Health With 53,000 new cases diagnosed each year, lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in France, according to data from the National Cancer Institute. Three-quarters of cases are detected at an advanced stage, which reduces the chances of recovery. The importance of screening is therefore crucial. In this field, the combination of low-dose CT […]

Med City News Healthcare quality isn’t improving at scale, despite advances in technology, because many systems treat it as another compliance task rather than a priority. Stephanie Mercado, CEO of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), argued that investing in workforce skills and standardizing roles can drive safer, higher-quality care while delivering measurable cost […]

Trial Site News Clinical trial reporting of treatment efficacy is the foundation of public trust in medicine. Yet pharmaceutical companies often report efficacy measured as a relative risk reduction (RRR) while omitting the more relevant absolute risk reduction (ARR). This statistical sleight of hand can make clinically insignificant benefits look spectacular! Consider a simple example A risk is […]