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Common Sense Research

Common Sense Research
Illustration courtesy of Ingram Pinn/Financial Times COMMON SENSE RESEARCH UK clinical research is a bureaucratic nightmare. Dozens of regulators can scupper each project and demand changes. Participants end up reading lengthy information sheets, and signing innumerable forms. Only the most dogged researchers and patients persist. For genuinely risky experiments the paperwork may be justified, but…
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Could a widely available drug help save women’s lives?

Could a widely available drug help save women’s lives?
COULD A WIDELY AVAILABLE DRUG HELP SAVE WOMEN'S LIVES? Around the world one woman dies every five minutes from excessive bleeding after giving birth, a medical complication known as postpartum haemorrhage. The majority of these women live in low- and middle-income countries where access to life-saving emergency healthcare is often limited. “Although reducing death during…
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I have an amazing job!

I have an amazing job!
I HAVE AN AMAZING JOB! I am privileged to work with a team of very talented and enthusiastic people who run the WOMAN trial and a couple of others too. Just today we were told that over the last twelve months our three trials have accumulated over 8,000 patients, which in itself could easily be…
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