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Dear Savvy Senior, Can you tell me about clinical trials and how to go about finding one? My husband (who’s 62) was just diagnosed with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and we are interested in trying anything that may be able to help him. What can you tell me? Clinical Candidate Dear Candidate, More and more older patients are volunteering for clinical trials to gain access to the latest, and possibly greatest, but not yet on the market treatments for all types of serious illnesses. Here’s what you should know. Clinical Trials A “clinical trial” is the scientific term for a test or research study of a drug, device or medical procedure using people. These tests are done to learn whether a new treatment is safe and if it works. But, keep in mind that these new treatments are also unproven ones, so there may be risks too. Also note that all clinical trials have certain eligibility criteria (age, gender, health status etc.) that you must meet...
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