Older adults often closed out of clinical trials
More than half of clinical trials exclude older adults according to a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Read more here.
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Compared to vancomycin, patients treated with fidaxomicin for Clostridium difficile infection were significantly less likely to have a recurrence. Read more here.
FDA approves drug to reduce risk of preterm birth
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A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports, “Public-sector research has had a more immediate effect in improving public health…
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