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FDA Slams Drug Maker For Touting Unapproved Leukemia Treatment To Docs
STAT | Celator touted its experimental drug for acute myeloid leukemia at a recent cancer conference, but the FDA says the company didn't have clearance to do so.
Sep 8, 2016
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Birney Takes To Blog To Stress Importance Of Data Sharing
Clinical Informatics | In a recent blog post, Ewan Birney makes a case for why data sharing should extend to the clinical trials community.
Sep 7, 2016
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Gene Therapy For Sickle Cell Moves Closer As Last Hurdle Cleared
STAT | Researchers have cleared the last scientific hurdle to a clinical trial of gene therapy to cure sickle cell disease.
Sep 7, 2016
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AstraZeneca’s Trial Feasibility Informatics Program
Clinical Informatics News | AstraZeneca’s MedImmunie unit has created a trial feasibility informatics program using a “data-driven decision-making model” designed to identify appropriate prospective patients, sites, and expert physicians; eliminate guess work; and reduce cycle time of site and patient analysis from weeks to just hours.
Sep 7, 2016
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California Now Requires Timely Updates For Insurers Doctor Directories Shots
NPR | Finding a provider of health care in your network is often a challenge because the insurer's directory isn't up to date. A California law aims to improve directory accuracy.
Sep 6, 2016
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Applying Analytics To Clinical Data
TechCrunch | Advanced technologies and the rapid adoption of electronic health records are enabling the physical world to merge with the digital, leading to explosive growth in the volume and quality of data.
Sep 1, 2016
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Parexel Delays Regulatory Filing After An Employee Steals Money
STAT | Paraxel said in an SEC document that a theft of corporate funds will delay the filing of its annual report.
Sep 1, 2016
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How An Edible Battery Could Power Medical Robots You Swallow
NPR | Carnegie Mellon University develops edible, non-toxic batteries to power tiny medical robots in the human body.
Aug 31, 2016
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Partnerships and Products: August 2016
Clinical Informatics News Briefs | New partnerships and products from Leapcure, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Definiens, and more.
Aug 30, 2016
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Parkinsons Disease Study Caught In Feud Involving Fox Foundation
STAT | A dispute involving the Michael J. Fox Foundation might delay a clinical trial of the most promising new treatment for Parkinson's disease in decades.
Aug 30, 2016
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5 Top Blunders Life Science Startups Make on the Road to Clinical Trials
STAT | Five common blunders trip up many biotech startups as they work to move a product through clinical evaluation and clinical trials.
Aug 25, 2016
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Bioclinica Sold to Cinven
Clinical Informatics News Brief | Bioclinica’s parent companies—Water Street Healthcare Partners and JLL Partners—announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to sell the company to international private equity firm, Cinven.
Aug 22, 2016
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Treatment guidelines written by experts with financial conflicts
STAT | The findings follow years of concern about the extent to which individual experts and their ties to drug makers may influence crucial treatment guidelines.
Aug 22, 2016