Why Clinical Trials are Safe Prior to new medicines being mass-produced and available to doctors to prescribe, clinical trials must be conducted in order to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of that medicine. Data from these clinical trials are required as a condition of approval by regulatory authorities such as the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Clinical Trials in … Read More
Vaccine Awareness: What You Need To Know
Vaccines: Importance and Frequently Asked Questions Right now, there is a large focus on the urgent need to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus that currently has no approved treatment or immunization. This has brought an awareness to vaccine research and development, and just how important it is more than ever. There is a … Read More
Our Staff Discusses COVID-19 Crisis on WPTF Podcast
Aubrey Farray is the Phase I clinical manager at Wake Research in Raleigh, N.C., the headquarters of the site network Mount Vernon Clinical Research belongs to. He recently spoke with hosts Jason Kong (WPTF) and Nicole Clagett (Transitions GuidingLights) of WPTF’s Aging Well podcast on clinical trials in the COVID-19 crisis. In the interview, he details the process of clinical … Read More
Happy Holidays from Mount Vernon
From the team at Mount Vernon Clinical Research (MVCR), we’d like to say thanks to our volunteers for making clinical research possible. Your participation helps lead to breakthroughs in medical treatments and life changing care for patients all around the world.