• Blind Patients To Test Bionic Eye Brain Implants

    MIT Technology Review |  Second Sight is launching a clinical trial for a prosthesis that could help more people who have lost their vision than a device already on the market.

    Sep 18, 2017

  • Voice Interactions: A Channel To Better Health Outcomes

    Clinical Informatics News Contributed Commentary | More often than not, patients forget or lack the motivation to follow a care plan that requires frequent monitoring and documentation. For many diseases that can be self-managed, the tools that use traditional channels, such as web/mobile/text, fail to reach high adoption rates because using them is usually a complicated and cumbersome experience. In this context, voice, as a channel of communication, is positioned to be a game changer.

    Sep 14, 2017

  • Redox Inks Contract With Boston Hospital To Integrate Patient Data

    Xconomy |  Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston announced today a multiyear agreement with Redox to use the startup's tools to connect the Brigham's electronic health records system with outside software applications.

    Sep 13, 2017

  • FDA Is Advancing The Goals Of The Orphan Drug Act

    FDA Voice | Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food & Drug Administration gives an update on their progress in meeting the goals initially established for the FDA’s Orphan Drug Act (ODA).

    Sep 12, 2017

  • It’s About Time: Sites Need To Stop Reinventing The Wheel

    Clinical Informatics News | It’s About Time | Terry Stubbs, President & CEO of ActivMed Practices & Research, thinks it’s time that more sites need to take advantage of industry standards. “Sites of excellence understand that using internal and industry-standard procedures, training, forms, checklists, metrics, certifications, etc., not only save time, but also improve quality,” she says.

    Sep 12, 2017

  • Suicide Data Incorrectly Reported In Drug Trials, Suit Claimed

    The New York Times |  Paxil was approved following large clinical trials. But two suicides recorded in the placebo group should not have been counted, an F.D.A. reviewer wrote.

    Sep 11, 2017

  • New Clinical Trial Might Change The Standard Treatment For Melanoma

    Washington Post |  A faceoff between two immunotherapy drugs showed a clear winner - and it wasn't the one most patients get.

    Sep 11, 2017

  • Patients Without Traditional Cancer Screening Find Allies In Maccabi And Medial EarlySign

    Clinical Informatics News | Maccabi Healthcare System is using Medial EarlySign’s clinical decision support tool to find colon cancer patients among individuals who didn’t go through traditional channels for screening.

    Sep 8, 2017

  • FDA’s Plan To Engage The Public

    FDA Voice |  Over the past few months, FDA has announced a number of broad policy efforts to address public health opportunities in areas such as regenerative medicine, tobacco products, and access to affordable medicines.

    Sep 7, 2017

  • 2017 Lasker Awards For Basic And Clinical Medical Research

    Clinical Informatics News Brief | The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation today announced the winners of the 2017 Lasker Awards: Michael N. Hall for basic medical research; and Douglas R. Lowy and John T. Schiller for clinical research.

    Sep 6, 2017

  • Drug Companies Need To Pay Patients For Clinical Trials

    TheHill |  If the goal is to bring more life-saving cancer treatments to market, or even find a cure, it's time for pharmaceutical companies to offer reimbursements.

    Sep 6, 2017

  • Death Of First CAR-T Patient Forces Trial Halt For Cellectis

    ENDPOINTS NEWS |  The FDA has forced Cellectis to slam the brakes on two clinical trials of its off-the-shelf-version of a CAR-T therapy after their first patient was killed by a lethally toxic reaction to treatment.

    Sep 5, 2017