• Massive UK Baby Study Cancelled

    Nature News & Comment |  A UK plan to track 80,000 British babies throughout their lives has been cancelled 8 months after its loss. Loss prompts rethink about design of future cradle-to-grave studies.

    Oct 28, 2015

  • Russias Clinical Trial Approvals on the Rise

    Outsourcing Pharma |  The number of clinical trials given the green light in Russia has increased 13% in the third quarter of the year, which could be thanks in part to a reduction in red tape.

    Oct 27, 2015

  • Survey Shows Investigators Still Using Desktops, Hopeful about EMR

    Clinical Informatics News | A DrugDev survey reveals surprises in technology uptake for clinical trials sites, particularly in terms of which technologies are available and about which solutions investigators are most hopeful.

    Oct 23, 2015

  • Navigating the Maze of Electronic Health Records

    National Journal |  Following six hearings on health information technology, a Senate committee has defined the broad outlines of a bill to reform electronic health record interoperability and usability.

    Oct 22, 2015

  • Science 37 raises $6.5 million for mobile remote clinical trial platform

    MobiHealthNews |  Science 37 plans to roll out a novel clinical trial operating model, which uses mobile technology to allow patients to participate in the trail from home.

    Oct 21, 2015

  • Johns Hopkins Plans Integrated Portal for Medical Device Monitoring

    Johns Hopkins Hub | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has entered a partnership with Microsoft to develop a physician portal that collects data from various devices in the intensive care unit, offering a single interface to monitor the progress and status of each patient.

    Oct 20, 2015

  • Clinical Trial Will Test if Google Glass Can Help Kids with Autism

    WIRED |  At Stanford, researchers are testing Google Glass software that scans people's faces and tells the wearer what emotions they're expressing.

    Oct 19, 2015

  • India Unveils New Guidelines for Clinical Research Involving Children RAPS

    RAPS |  The Indian Council of Medical Research has released comprehensive guidance on the ethical specifics of biomedical research on neonates and children. Among the recommendations, ICMR calls for drugs to be tested in adults before children and deals with informed consent for children.

    Oct 16, 2015

  • A bill would allow NIH to establish a $400m private fund for rare diseases

    Pharmalot |  Two Congressmen have introduced a bill for an R&D Fund that would allow the NIH to serve as an advisor for a $400m pot raised from private investors. The fund could resemble a hybrid between a public-private partnership and a venture capital vehicle.

    Oct 15, 2015

  • 21st Century Cures Act Steeped in Controversy

    Clinical Informatics News | In a dazzling display of bipartisanship, the United States (US) House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Cures Act (“Act”) on July 10, 2015, by a wide margin. But outside of the Capitol, the Act has evoked both positive and negative reaction.

    Oct 14, 2015

  • Why the FDA should take more chances on riskier drugs

    Pharmalot |  An MIT study challenges the FDA to be more flexible in drug approvals, altering the odds based on the severity of the disease and availability of treatments.

    Oct 6, 2015