In her eye-opening TED talk Alyson McGregor talks about a truth that’s not as widely discussed as it should be: health issues and medical care are different for men and women. FindMeCure is very now-centered when it comes to clinical trials but clinical trials have undergone an evolution of their own in order to get where they are, be as…
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Unlike most of the categories on the menu of treatment options when you’re choosing a clinical trial on the FindMeCure website, “biologics” is not immediately understood. While we all know what “device” means in terms of medical treatment and what “behavioral” might imply, biologics are not that easy and intuitive to grasp unless you have some sort of medical background…
We hope that by now we have convinced you that clinical trials are not a health hazard or just shots in the blind - over the last couple of years we’ve posted a lot of articles here on the FindMeCure blog about clinical trial myths, your rights when considering participation, the possible benefits of entering a clinical trial or receiving…
Sometimes hearing someone else’s perspective or experience with your condition is all it takes to lift your spirits or give you the confidence you need to try something new. We have decided to talk about Multiple Sclerosis this week and introduce you to one of the 2.5 million MS patients worldwide. Yes, there are millions of people out there who have…
We had some posts over the last year about ongoing clinical trials, what is being studied right now and what promising new developments are giving us hope. But we at FindMeCure want to go a step further and give you practical advice on how to choose a clinical trial because we know if it’s your first time searching for one,…
One year’s gone, another one is upon us and just like with birthdays, the more new years you celebrate, the better. 2017 was a very busy year for FindMeCure in our quest to help people get innovative treatments. And so, we decided to let you in on what the most searched for conditions are and how many and what…