Si tu sistema inmunológico no funciona plenamente, tienes un mayor riesgo de contraer una infección o enfermedad tal como el covid-19. Puede que inicialmente no consideres participar en un ensayo clínico que estudia medicamentos o vacunas nuevas, pero este tipo de investigación es clave para proteger a personas inmunodeficientes. ¿Cuál es el significado de “inmunodeficiente”? … Read more
If your immune system doesn’t work at full strength, you’re at higher risk for getting an infection or disease like Covid-19. It may not be your first thought to join a clinical trial that is studying new medicines or vaccines, but this type of research is key to protecting people who are immunocompromised. What does … Read more
Si eres una de las casi 10 millones de personas en Estados Unidos que son inmunodeficientes, eso significa que tu sistema inmunológico no está funcionando con toda su fuerza. No puedes combatir enfermedades o infecciones tales como el covid-19 de la misma forma que personas con sistemas inmunológicos saludables. Trastornos tales como el lupus, la … Read more
Español If you’re one of the nearly 10 million people in the United States who is immunocompromised, it means your immune system isn’t working at full strength. You can’t fight off diseases or infections such as Covid-19 as well as people with healthy immune systems. Conditions such as lupus, diabetes and asthma can weaken your … Read more
Tal como lo relataron aNicole Audrey Spector Cuando era bebé, me diagnosticaron talasemia β, un trastorno sanguíneo infrecuente que hace que no puedas producir suficientes glóbulos rojos. En ese entonces, la única forma que tenía para sobrevivir era recibir transfusiones de sangre en forma regular. La primera fue cuando tenía ocho meses y tuve que … Read more
Español As told to Nicole Audrey Spector When I was a baby, I was diagnosed with beta thalassemia, a rare blood disorder that makes you unable to produce enough healthy red blood cells. Back then, the only way for me to survive was to receive regular blood transfusions. I had my first one at just … Read more
On July 2021, Latoya Bolds-Johnson, a medical assistant from the Washington, DC area, received a diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer (CMNT) stage 3. Due to her medical background, Latoya assumed that she wanted to participate in a clinical trial. But her oncologist never mentioned a clinical trial and rejected the idea when she mentioned … Read more
What are clinical trials? Clinical trials are studies of new treatments, procedures or behavioral interventions in humans. The goal is to find out if a new treatment or prevention is safe and effective, or if it is better than treatments or procedures we already have. Studies are also conducted to identify who may be at … Read more