08 Sep The National Institutes of Health (NIH) aims to speed up COVID-19 research
A new effort at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) gives people the opportunity to take part in clinical trials. ...
A new effort at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) gives people the opportunity to take part in clinical trials. ...
As UW Health and the University of Wisconsin begin scheduling participants for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study, experts and leaders are focused on equity and inclusion to ensure a diverse population takes part in this phase 3 clinical trial. A diverse group of participants will give researchers the best understanding on how and if this vaccine works for everyone....
The following webinar, presented via a collaboration between the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness, the UW-Madison Collaborative Center for Health Equity, and the 'All of Us' Research Program at UW-Madison, highlights the importance of African American communities' participation in health research....
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, mortality rates and life expectancy are far better for white Americans than they are for Black people during normal, non-pandemic years....
A virus doesn’t care how much money you have or where you live. Yet, the pandemic has shown in the starkest terms that inequality kills—and what to do about it....
While the federal government has spent billions in an unprecedented effort to fast-track a vaccine that could be approved in just a few months, the rollout will be fraught with moral, ethical and political issues. Who gets it first? Who wants it? And who doesn’t? In this Q&A, UW-Madison's Dr. Jonathan Temte discusses these issues and more....
Our co-principal investigator, Dr. Elizabeth Burnside appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio's "Morning Show" to discuss the All of Us Research Program's efforts in Wisconsin, including the program's involvement in COVID-19 research....
University of Wisconsin–Madison, in partnership with UW Health, gained a significant boost in enrollment in a national health research initiative using MyChart....
The goal is to seek new insights into the virus through antibody testing. Surveys on the pandemic’s impact on mental health and an analysis of health record information will be provided to participants....
A nationwide research project to advance personalized medicine could end up playing a role in the development of COVID-19 treatments, the project's leaders in Wisconsin say, and even address racial disparities in outcomes among coronavirus patients....