Three Factors That Can Make or Break the Physician-Patient Relationship

Medicine has evolved from a culture of "doctor knows best" to one of patient-centered care. But not all physicians or their patients have hopped on the pendulum and swung to the other side. Read more.

Race Matters: Cardiovascular Trials Not Reporting Race, Asthma Researchers Differ on Inclusivity

Race not reported in more than half of randomized trials for cardiovascular disease. Read more.

Ethnic Liver Cells Help Drug Race

Scientists have produced liver cells specific to different ethnic groups which could revolutionise the development of drugs to treat diseases. See more.

Women's Heart Attack Rates Go Up, Men's Go Down

To learn more about this study please read the following article.

Simple Measures Can Encourage African Americans to Join Clinical Trials

African Americans participate in clinical trials far less frequently than do non-Hispanic whites. Read more.

Scientists ID New Biomarker for Prostate Cancer

See what the University of Michigan researchers say about the new biomarker for Prostate Cancer.

NIH Study Stopped Early Due to Safety Concerns

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has stopped a clinical trial testing a drug treatment for pulmonary hypertension in adults with sickle cell disease nearly one year early due to safety concerns. See full article here.