Recently we highlighted a new study that may answer the question “how come people with ME/CFS have totally normal looking muscle cells suffer from post exertional malaise?”. This was an exciting study that proposed a biological mechanism for the tired and cramping muscles that so drain ME/CFS sufferers. In short, it seems that some CFS/ME […]

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded approval of QULIPTA® (atogepant) for use in preventative treatment of chronic migraine.1  In a press release from manufacturer AbbVie, Chief Medical Officer, Roopal Thakkar, explains, “Since September 2021, QULIPTA has helped people living with episodic migraine prevent migraine attacks, reducing the daily burden of migraine. Now, […]

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In part 1 of our 2-part series, Clinical Trials Canada magazine Editors Saaqshi Sharma and Gazal Vakili sat down with Jack Corman, President of the Institutional Review Board Services in Aurora, Ontario, to discuss patient safety and research ethics. SS: So what is an Institutional Review Board and why is it important? JC: IRBs review […]

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Dr. Hertzel Gerstein is a lead investigator in several global trials and studies including up to 12000 participants such as HOPE, MICROHOPE, ACCORD, TIDE, RECREATE, DREAM, EPiDREAM, ORIGIN, and REWIND. Hertzel C. Gerstein M.D., MSc, FRCPC Professor, Departments of Medicine &Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Director, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism Head, Service of Endocrinology &Metabolism […]

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Director, Arrhythmia Services, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Department of Medicine – Division of Cardiology Chairman of the Symposium, Winter Arrhythmia School After more than 20 years of research, Dr. Eugene Crystal continues to find new ways to redefine the care he provides. He is the founder of the Winter Arrhythmia […]

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