We’re all about innovations. And you already know that. FindMeCure promotes clinical trials precisely because we believe the future holds solutions for the obstacles we’re facing now and the healthcare problems that still plague us. Thanks to medical advancements and healthcare innovations we’ve already defeated some of the worse diseases humanity have had to deal with. We have infection-fighting antibiotics…
We love giving you the good news about novel medical approaches, breakthroughs, promising treatments in development and clinical trials that seem to be on the way to finding better solutions. We love doing this because we’re passionate about the world of possibilities that research opens the doors to, we love doing this because it gives all of us hope that…
We’ll say it again: terminology can easily become a barrier between patients and the world of clinical trials. It seems that sometimes we take for granted the understanding of what different medical research terms mean and don’t go as in-depth as we probably should. We have a series of posts exploring questions, practices, and procedures as they relate to clinical…
Side effects are mentioned in every other sentence when talking about clinical trials, but it’s a commonly acknowledged truth that every drug - from aspirin to complex new formulas - has side effects. Some side effects are more pronounced than others, but ultimately there is no side-effects-free treatment except for the chamomile tea when we have trouble sleeping. Some side…
When it comes to clinical trials and medical research in general terminology can be a barrier, preventing patients from being as informed as they should be. Informed consent is a major part of taking part in a clinical trial, but in order to give your informed consent you must be in on the jargon used by researchers. We at FindMeCure…
A concern of yours we’d like to address today is contained in the question “What next?”. What happens after the clinical trial is over, is a valid enough enquiry even if you end up deciding not to participate in one. After a clinical trial is over what most of you want to know is whether now you’re entitled to the…
