CLINICAL RESEARCH Blog

Make journals report clinical trials properly

Science is in flux. The basics of a rigorous scientific method were worked out many years ago, but there is now growing concern about systematic structural flaws that undermine the integrity of published data: selective publication, inadequate descriptions of study...

Cancer care: Patients who join clinical trials can be lifesavers

As the nation takes up what President Barack Obama calls a moon shot to cure cancer, the need for contributions from one sector of the medical community may not be obvious — the patients themselves. It almost seems unkind to ask patients — already burdened with the...

HBS Launches Clinical Trials Contest

Harvard Business School launched last week the Precision Trials Challenge, a contest that challenges participants to find a better way of conducting clinical trials during the drug approval process. Read more: thecrimson.com