A New York Times health reporter explains what clinical trials are, why they are important and how they can help inform us. Credit...Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Nina Agrawal Nina Agrawal is a health ...

When you think of clinical trials for cancer, testing a new medication may come to mind. But drugs aren’t the only thing these trials investigate. There’s a growing world of nonpharmaceutical clinical ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

Many people think of clinical trials as a last-ditch effort for cancer patients. In 2025, amid a flurry of new treatments enabling people diagnosed with cancer to live longer and better, ...

When people hear the term “clinical trial,” they often imagine someone with a serious illness, desperate for a last-resort treatment, being poked and prodded in a lab. These images are persistent, but ...

It’s a well-known fact for anyone who has ever tried navigating the world of cancer clinical trials: Finding a research trial that’s a match for you isn’t easy. The hard truth is that as valuable as ...

Clinical trials move through four structured phases, from safety testing to long-term effects. Adaptive, basket, and umbrella trials are making cancer research faster and more flexible. Molecular ...