A New York Times health reporter explains what clinical trials are, why they are important and how they can help inform us.

Upending previous research, study finds no evidence of status-quo bias favoring standard care when two or more appropriate alternatives are presented.

In a large real-world analysis across three U.S. healthcare databases, semaglutide and tirzepatide showed cardiovascular benefits consistent with randomized trials. Semaglutide lowered heart attack ...

Alixorexton, an investigational, oral, selective orexin 2 receptor agonist, demonstrated meaningful improvements across the trial’s dual primary endpoints of change from baseline in Maintenance of ...

Presented new subgroup analyses from phase 3 clinical trial of CAN-2409 in localized prostate cancer at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2025 meeting, demonstrating improved prostat ...

Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) 2025 guidelines published in The Lancet and commend the efforts to enhance transparency and rigour in clinical trial protocols.1,2 Accurate and ...

An international team involving the Institute of Chemical Research, a joint center of the University of Seville and the ...