Search Tag: Clinical Trials
2024 09 Apr
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves new drugs that are deemed safe and effective when their benefits outweigh their risks. The accelerated approval pathway, developed in response to the HIV epidemic of the 1980s, allows promising drugs for unmet medical needs to reach the market faster. This is based on surrogate measures that are...Read more
2019 02 Oct
Summary: Ageism can be defined as stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination towards people because of their age. An authority on ageism in healthcare highlights the challenges and opportunities in the sector. How serious/prevalent is the problem of ageism within healthcare and where do you think this stems from? I don’t think that the...Read more