For Clinical Trials Day, A Celebration of Patient Stories

At Antidote, we share a variety of patient stories, spanning many conditions and individual backgrounds, but one common thread runs throughout — the ...

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Cures for All of Us: Lupus patient and clinical trial volunteer on the frontlines for diversity in research

In the end, it was vanity that brought Shanelle Gabriel to the doctor who diagnosed her lupus. At least that’s how she tells it.

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When extraordinary things happen to ordinary people: How storytelling helped one man overcome tragedy

I was sitting in the balcony seats in the Opera House at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts when I first heard Ed Gavagan tell his ...

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And on Mondays they dance: Love in the face of Alzheimer's

It all started with a phone call. Sandy, in tears, called Ira, her husband of over 30 years. She told him that she couldn’t find the Pilates studio ...

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The search for an Alzheimer’s turning point: Powerful lessons in a new documentary about a failed Alzheimer's trial

With a long line of disappointments in failed clinical trials, the last few years have not been good ones for drug development in Alzheimer’s ...

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What it's like to participate in clinical trials for cystic fibrosis

Though clinical research is a requirement for any new drug or treatment to be developed, many people are unaware of what participating in one of ...

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A brush of inspiration: A talk with patient advocate Regina Holliday

The hall was full of people clad in conference attire: black suits, white shirts, and, for some, an adventurous pop of color in a shoe or a tie. As ...

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Well Illustrated: Patients finding their voice through art

Nina Beaty is an artist and an art therapist. In 2014, a diagnosis of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) with a short life expectancy turned her life ...

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A conversation with NICA’s Executive Director on in-office infusions and the importance of research studies

The National Infusion Center Association (NICA) is an Austin-based advocacy organization dedicated to improving patient access to in-office ...

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Antidote and the American Liver Foundation (ALF) announce partnership to accelerate liver disease research

Today, liver disease affects 30 million people in the US — one in 10 Americans. And unfortunately, that number is on the rise. To address this ...

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