Natural language processing (NLP) is a powerful tool revolutionizing how information is collected, stored and used in healthcare and health science. Due to the complexity of data in a healthcare setting, natural language processing is a particularly useful data...
As regulations around clinical trial data disclosure continue to increase in complexity, it can be difficult to keep up with the changes. We asked Raina Agarwal, Associate Director of Clinical Trial Disclosure, to give us a class in Clinical Trials 101 to go over the...
I attended the American Chemical Society (ACS) Central Regional Meeting - CERM 2022 in person, hosted at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan, June 7-10th Attendance was still adversely affected by understandable caution around COVID-19 and flight...
Being a medical writer entails creating well-structured scientific materials like clinical research papers, content for healthcare websites, periodicals, journals, and more. The medical sciences industry is growing, driving new demand for medical writers in the...
Attending the 2022 PHUSE US Connect in Atlanta was similar to attending a concert for one of your favorite music artists. Technology does a fantastic job trying to virtually mimic in-person interaction, whether it’s a virtual meeting with your peers or watching a...
At MMS, we take great pride in our work as a data CRO and hence May 20th has a special significance for us as International Clinical Trials Day. Clinical trials are the backbone of drug development and allow our industry to look at the efficacy and safety of...
The FDA oversees clinical trials to ensure they are designed, conducted, analyzed and reported according to federal law and good clinical practice (GCP) regulations. The FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) is the lead office for inspections and enforcement. ORA...
There are new and exciting advancements in drug development all the time. In my 20+ year career, I’ve certainly seen and experienced many. However, despite these advancements, the overall efficiency of drug development really hasn’t seemed to improve much. Often, we...
Plain language summary (PLS) writers take highly technical and scientific language and translate it into common language so that it can be understood by patients and caregivers with no formal training in science or medicine. Because a PLS needs to be comprehended by...