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A new study finds that after drug approvals are fast-tracked, required trials are slow to follow

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“The goal is to try to get these drugs, if they show promise, to patients as quickly as possible, but then also make sure that they’re followed up with confirmatory studies done in a timely fashion.”

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America’s new 21st Century Cures Act will speed up drug approvals. Is that a good thing?

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Scientists at the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg, Manitoba, prepare an experimental Ebola vaccine for shipment to the World Health Organization.

Many people want to give trial drugs a chance to save their lives. Here’s how they’ll have to do it

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