The face of individual health care is changing and improving, thanks to wearables. Wearable health and fitness devices are becoming more popular by the day and with our mobile devices and wearables prompting us to keep up with good health habits, overall health is improving too. As individuals are more aware of their health, more […]
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With the New Year comes new innovations in technology. Many new technological innovations were just announced and launched at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this mont […]
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Increasingly, regulatory authorities are placing significant focus on clinical trial processes that ensure consistent, standardized, objective and unbiased reporting of safety and efficacy results; given that the definitions for many endpoint events include subjective components, and investigator-to-investigator subjective assessments may differ. Moreover, an increasing number of trials are now conducted in multiple geographies, and clinical […]
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In the world of healthcare, time is always of the essence. Researchers are continuously looking for new solutions to help improve patients’ well-being and ultimately save lives. The discovery process of new treatments takes an enormous amount of time and resources in order to generate good evidence to prove that they are safe and that […]
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A key step in developing a new drug is the transition from the laboratory to the human subject in a Phase I clinical trial, where the new compound is given to humans for the first time. A Phase I trial is the gateway between scientific research and clinical medicine. Generally, in-human Phase I studies are […]
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Thrombolysis will continue to be the mainstay for acute stroke treatment, despite the recent revolution in neurointerventional clot retrieval. However, as there are ongoing limitations of thrombolysis of bleeding risk and reduced efficacy in large clots – what possible therapeutic advancements can complement or act as an adjuvant to thrombolysis? Neurointervention – effective, but limited […]
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An at-a-glance round-up of the arrangements for clinical trial applications in 10 countries in the region. Australia Australia is unique in that its Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) have responsibility for the oversight and ongoing monitoring of trials, including reviews and approvals. The first step is submission of the clinical trial to the HREC for […]
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Approximately a third of clinical trials conducted utilize some elements of Risk Based Monitoring (RBM), with this figure expected to increase. Site monitoring has been identified as one of the largest components of clinical trial expenditure. With the change in the way that site monitoring is performed, the role of the Clinical Research Associate (CRA) […]
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China is Australia’s largest trading partner – worth $8.8 billion in 2014-2015. China and Australia are also growing partners in science and research and this is an important area for growth in bilateral relations. China is and has been Australia’s key focus for science and research collaboration efforts; generating advances in medical research, biodiversity, net […]
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The World Health Organization states that cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the number one global cause of death; with an estimation of 17.5 million people dying from CVD in 20121, representing 31% of all global deaths. CVD has been and is currently the major cause of death in Australia2 accounting for over 43,600 deaths in […]
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