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Doctor talks with Black patient at hospital.

Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them

January 17, 2023 | Diversifying clinical trials could build trust in new treatments among Black people and their physicians.

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Women doctor talking to another woman patient for a clinical trial

More Data Needed

July 7, 2022 | Study shows females underrepresented in key disease clinical trials.

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Illustration of a cytokine storm response to infection with the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Immune Modulator Drugs Improved Survival for People Hospitalized with COVID-19

June 2, 2022 | New research from the NIH shows promising results for adult COVID-19 patients.

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Studies Reveal Key Clues about COVID-19 Immunity

May 19, 2022 | A trio of newly published studies provide clues about COVID-19 immunity.

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The Essentials of Single IRB Review

May 6, 2022 | Facilitating more than 300 COVID-19-related multisite studies, SMART IRB has become an integral part of the fabric of collaborative research across the U.S.

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Hanny Al-Samkari, MD

Five Questions with Hanny Al-Samkari

March 7, 2022 | A classical hematologist discusses how our training programs have impacted his career.

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Man in wheelchair playing with a dog.

The Rising Tide of Dementia and the Need for Nondrug Therapies

February 1, 2022 | Researchers work to combat Alzheimer's disease.

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Washington University in St. Louis student Julian McCall receives a dose of Pfizer’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine.

What Makes an mRNA Vaccine so Effective Against Severe COVID-19?

December 23, 2021 | Shots trigger exceptional antibody response by activating key helper immune cells.

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