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In their discussion of the contrasting responses of the UK and the USA to the unprecedented situation posed by the COVID-19 pandemic—and the urgent need for randomised controlled trials to guide clinical practice—Jonathan D Casey and colleagues1 state that the Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) trial was approved “with an alteration of informed consent” to facilitate enrolment. We are concerned that this statement could confuse clinical investigators and research ethics...

/PRNewswire/ -- EMPA-KIDNEY phase III clinical trial met its primary endpoint by demonstrating a significant kidney and cardiovascular benefit for adults...

Estimates show millions of additional deaths have been averted, or avoided, as a result of scientific advances during the pandemic. In a paper in Health Research Policy and Systems we addressed questions about how advances were so rapid, and why national death rates varied so much. Rapid development of the first effective therapy Trials were... Read more »

The team behind the world-leading RECOVERY trial of COVID-19 treatments are leading a new study investigating a potential treatment for people who have been diagnosed with monkeypox.

24.08.2022 - The team behind the world-leading RECOVERY trial of COVID-19 treatments are leading a new study investigating a potential treatment for people who have been diagnosed with monkeypox. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has commissioned and funded the study. The first patients have now been recruited.

Robert Califf, MD, also addresses formula shortage, tobacco, and opioids in press briefing

COVID-19 trial transformed treatment – and what it could do for other diseases Oxford, June 20: Two years ago this week, the Recovery trial transformed the care of COVID patients with its dexamethasone announcement. Within four hours, the steroid was included in NHS treatment recommendations. Almost overnight, treatment of COVID patients around the world changed completely. It has been estimated that dexamethasone may have saved a million lives in the first nine months following the announ...

Two years ago, the Recovery trial transformed COVID treatments around the world with a landmark finding that may have saved a million lives in just nine months.

Two years ago, the Recovery trial transformed COVID treatments around the world with a landmark finding that may have saved a million lives in just nine months

This study uses 2 large US health care claims databases (Medicare fee-for-service and the US Food and Drug Administration’s Sentinel System) to examine systemic