Articles by Suzanne Hodsden

  1. India Pursues Paperless Clinical Trial Approval Process 8/6/2014

    The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) of India announced plans to put their approval process for clinical trials exclusively online. This decision is in response to the Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan’s request that the CDSCO be more transparent about its process and function. This new system is still in the planning stages, and many concerns must be addressed before the plan is implemented. 

  2. Could One Of These 4 Studies Be The Answer To Ebola? 8/5/2014

    The current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is the biggest and deadliest in the recorded history of the ravaging disease that kills between 60 and 90 percent of those infected, depending on the strain. World health leaders are working around the clock to contain both the spread of the disease and mounting public concern. After forty years of research, there is still no cure for Ebola, and researchers are frustrated by the slow pace of drug development. However, this isn’t to say that progress towards a working drug isn’t currently being made. Though they are still in early stages of research, four possible treatments from have been fast-tracked toward clinical study.