A Stanford physician argues pregnant women should be appropriately included in clinical research to improve their health and the health of their fetuses.
Category: Clinical Trials
Study examines link between peripheral artery disease and heart attack
A study confirmed that patients with peripheral artery disease have a higher risk of heart attack, and are more likely to have a rarer type of heart attack.
Immunotherapy for peanut allergies: A Q&A
Sharon Chinthrajah weighs in on a new peanut allergy immunotherapy, speaking to its potential and its role in the future of food allergies therapy.
Beating cancer’s wildfire while the flames rage
A novel immunotherapy appears safe for use in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Here, a Northern California man shares his experience in the study.
New hope for a drug to treat lymphedema symptoms
The anti-inflammatory drug ketoprofen shows promise as effective medical treatment for lymphedema symptoms, small Stanford study finds
Understanding and predicting deception in clinical trials
A new Stanford-led study catalogs the prevalence and types of deception by volunteers in clinical trials and suggests ways for investigators to root it out.
Most clinical trial participants find benefits of sharing personal data outweigh risks
Most participants in clinical trials believe the benefits of broadly sharing individual data outweigh the risks, a new Stanford study has found.
Citrus compound shows potential to lessen dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients
New Stanford Medicine research found that a compound called d-limonene has the potential to help head and neck cancer patients who suffer from dry mouth.
PET scan tracer could predict efficacy of cancer “vaccine”
Scientists at Stanford have created a new PET scan-compatible tracing agent that tracks immune cells poised to attack cancer, offering a new way to predict the success of certain therapies.
Are mechanical or biological heart valves best?
In this video, Stanford Medicine heart surgeon Joseph Woo discusses his award-winning research that examined the pros of cons of mechanical versus biological valve replacements.
CRISPR technology offers hope for sickle-cell patients
A Stanford Medicine article examines CRISPR, the gene-editing technology, and addresses its potential to help with conditions such as sickle-cell disease.
In Stanford clinical trial, children successfully desensitized to food allergens
Joshua Geller used to be very worried about food. Geller, now 14, has severe food allergies. Until recently, he couldn't safely eat even the tiniest …
Donor gift leads to innovative cancer clinical trial
When Jeff Schottenstein's wife was diagnosed with gastric cancer in 2014, he immediately jumped into action and left no stone un-turned in researching potential solutions to …
Health Policy Forum considers whether, and how, to share clinical trial data
Should data from clinical trials be available to all? Or just for certain investigations? Who decides? And how would that work? These, and a host …
Drug for psoriatic arthritis shows promise in large late-stage clinical trial
One in every 200 people in the developed world suffer from an inflammatory autoimmune condition called psoriatic arthritis. For too many of these people, standard …
At Big Data in Biomedicine, reexamining clinical trials in the era of precision health
Clinical trials, in their current incarnation, are ill-suited for the nimble, personalized precision health era, a a panel of speakers at the Big Data in …