05 Oct Q+A: Coronavirus in Context: Including All of Us in clinical trials
A Q+A about COVID-19 and the All of Us Research Program with Dr. Ed Ramos, the Director of the Digital Clinical Trials at Scripps Research institute. ...
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30 Sep NIH to assess and expand COVID-19 testing for underserved communities
The National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly $234 million to improve COVID-19 testing for underserved and vulnerable populations....
30 Sep ‘Rent is Still Due’: What you need to know about the CDC’s order to pause residential evictions
A guide for Wisconsin renters at risk for eviction during the coronavirus pandemic....
28 Sep Why COVID-19 vaccine trials are being undermined by a lack of diversity
At least 10 COVID-19 vaccines are currently in the final phase of their trials, where the vaccine is given to thousands of people to test its safety and efficacy. But as the quest for a coronavirus vaccine continues, experts say there’s still an issue with how diverse these trials are, which could impact how effective a vaccine is for everyone....
28 Sep Black doctors want to vet vaccine process, worried about mistrust from years of medical racism
As the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention repeatedly assure the public that the COVID-19 vaccine will be safe, indications that the review process may be undercut by politics has turned off people in minority communities to getting the vaccine when it becomes available — worrying physicians that communities disproportionately devastated by the pandemic are most at risk of being left out of immunization efforts....
28 Sep UW-Madison partners with state and public health agencies on COVID-19
In early September, the University of Wisconsin–Madison welcomed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services onto campus to initiate a new partnership in light of the COVID-19 pandemic....
22 Sep NIH expands clinical trials to test convalescent plasma against COVID-19
Two randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are expanding enrollment to further evaluate convalescent plasma as a treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Preliminary observational studies indicate that convalescent plasma may improve outcomes among severely ill and hospitalized patients with COVID-19....
22 Sep Cancer disparities continue to impact minority populations in the United States
A new report from the American Association for Cancer Research has identified several health disparities which disproportionately affect certain groups of people in the U.S. with cancer....
18 Sep Adult obesity on the rise with significant disparity among minority populations
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that cases of adult obesity are increasing, especially among minority populations, a worrying trend as obesity is reported to worsen the outcomes of COVID-19 cases....
18 Sep COVID-19 vaccine trials step up efforts to reach minorities
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in Clinical trial, Community Engagement, COVID-19, Diversity, Health Equity, Research
Many thousands of volunteers from minority groups are needed for huge clinical trials underway or about to begin. Scientists say a diverse group of test subjects is vital to determining whether a vaccine is safe and effective for everyone and instilling broad public confidence in the shots once they become available....