There
is a thought-provoking article in the Sunday Review section of today’s New York Times titled “Do Clinical
Trials Work?” The Sunday Review section is where the opinion and editorials
are, not the news. In addition, the
author of the op-ed is Clifton Leaf, who just happens to have a book on this subject being released
next week. Even if you ignore the point
of view in this article, the information on how clinical trials are designed
and how phases 1, 2 and 3 are different is informative. It also defines placebo
and double blind trials. I thought it
was interesting reading. The link is
below:
