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French debacle renews concern about clinical trial secrecy

The death of a volunteer in a calamitous drug trial in France last week renewed concerns about the safety of early-stage human testing and the lack of a comprehensive public database that tracks the outcomes of such clinical trials. Read more: statnews.com

UTMB Ebola vaccine begins clinical trials

A new Ebola vaccine, designed in collaboration with scientists from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, is entering early clinical trials that will test its safety and ability to produce an immune response. Read more: chron.com

Health Policy Brief: Transparency In Clinical Research

A new policy brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) examines past and present initiatives to improve the use of clinical research for patients, providers, and health systems. Read more: healthaffairs.org