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Observational Research and COVID-19: Understanding a New Virus

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, the world did not have available treatment or vaccines for the new virus and respiratory disease. To...

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What CITI Program is Reading – 2/23/21

“What CITI Program is Reading” is our weekly blog series which highlights news articles curated by our staff and relevant to research, higher education, healthcare,...

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Download Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Clinical Research

The Multi-Regional Clinical Trials (MCRT) Center is a research and policy center associated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University. As part of their...

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Alleged False Claims Acts Violations Prove Costly for Healthcare Company and Lab

Cordant Health Solutions, which provides healthcare testing and monitoring nationwide, have agreed to pay $845,108 to federal and state governments as part of a civil...

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What CITI Program is Reading – 2/16/21

“What CITI Program is Reading” is our weekly blog series which highlights news articles curated by our staff and relevant to research, higher education, healthcare,...

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Wearable Device Data Identifies COVID-19 Infection and Predicts Diagnosis

A recent observational study by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has shown that physiological data from a wearable device can predict COVID-19...

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Practical, Efficient, and Cost-Effective Study Designs in Observational Research

Introduction Clinical research has taught us vital public health lessons over the years. We now know that smoking is a significant risk factor for emphysema,...

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What CITI Program is Reading – 2/9/21

Welcome to the first edition of our weekly blog series, “What CITI Program is Reading,” which highlights news articles curated by our staff and relevant...

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FDA’s New AI/ML Device Regulation Action Plan

On 12 January 2021, the FDA announced a five-part action plan creating a framework which would enable FDA to further their oversight as well as...

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CDC and Vaccine Safety

On 22 December 2020 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their Ensuring the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States...

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