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November 22, 2024
Hip replacement surgery is an important and necessary procedure to restore mobility—544,000 patients each year have one in the U.S. But hip replacement isn’t right for everyone with hip pain....
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October 20, 2016
For many women, the fear of breast cancer is very real, due to certain risk factors - for example, a family history of breast cancers, being a member of a high-risk group or even aging. The presence o...
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October 18, 2016
By Heidi Rosvold-Brenholtz When Nicholas “Nick” Cortina was born in 1993, he weighed 1 pound, 11 ounces, and fit in the palm of his father’s hand. Three-and-one-half months premature, he spent the...
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October 18, 2016
According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer within their lifetime - and of those cases, one in 39 will prove to be fatal. However, with earl...
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October 06, 2016
When men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, their first question is usually, “Can it be cured?” Often, their second question is, “What are my treatment options?” Fortunately, research, diagnosis and ...
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October 02, 2016
By MedStar Health Research Institute
The NIH has released a new policy on training in Good Clinical Practices (GCP) for NIH-funded investigators and staff. Effective January 1, 2017, this policy applies to all NIH-funded investigators an...
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October 02, 2016
By MedStar Health Research Institute
Released on September 16, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule on requirements for registering specific clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov and for releasing su...