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The challenges of sharing data in an era of politicised science
21 November 2019 - The goal of making science more transparent—sharing data, posting results on trial registries, use of preprint servers, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Nov 2019
10 year update on study results submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov
14 November 2019 - A decade after ClinicalTrials.gov launched a database for reporting results of clinical trials, the database includes results ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Nov 2019
Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ gathers personal health data on millions of Americans
11 November 2019 - Search giant is amassing health records from Ascension facilities in 21 states; patients not yet informed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Oct 2019
In generic drug plants in China and India, data falsification is still a problem
29 October 2019 - As the generic drug industry faces allegations of data manipulation, headlines about carcinogen-tainted blood pressure medicine, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2019
FDA informs patients, providers and manufacturers about potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities for connected medical devices and health care networks that use certain communication software
1 October 2019 - Today, the U.S. FDA is informing patients, health care professionals, IT staff in health care facilities and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2019
Susan G. Komen Big Data for Breast Cancer Initiative: how patient advocacy organisations can facilitate using big data to improve patient outcomes
12 September 2019 - Integrating different types of data, including electronic health records, imaging data, administrative and claims databases, large data ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2019
The startup that manipulated data to get a miracle drug to market
14 September 2019 - AveXis had a revolutionary gene therapy for babies with a deadly disease, and sold to Novartis for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2019
Reeling from scandal, Novartis vows to voluntarily release info on manipulated data in the future
9 September 2019 - Seeking to appease angry regulators, Novartis committed to notifying the FDA within five business days of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Aug 2019
FDA focuses on Novartis delay in reporting drug-test data manipulation
22 August 2019 - Regulators zeroing in on the company’s two-month delay in launching a formal inquiry. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2019
FDA on Novartis data manipulation controversy: ‘we happened to be lucky’
21 August 2019 - Since the FDA blasted Novartis earlier this month over data manipulation, one of the major questions ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2019
Novartis delayed reveal of bad data for $2.1 million gene therapy. Now patients and pharma suffer.
20 August 2019 - Novartis CEO had a rocky start to his tenure. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2019
Ousted Novartis scientist ‘categorically denies’ wrongdoing in data manipulation scandal
20 August 2019 - The scientist, Brian Kaspar, “is a respected member of the scientific community with an impeccable record,” his ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2019
DNA data shared in ways patients may find surprising
12 August 2019 - Hospitals engaged in private deals with drugmakers don’t always disclose the ways the data will be used. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2019
The evolution of real world studies
9 August 2019 - The use of real-world evidence is evolving quickly. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2019
Novartis hid manipulated data while seeking approval for $2.1 million treatment
6 August 2019 - The failure to report the issue has not put patients at risk, the F.D.A. said, but the ...