{"id":13719,"date":"2026-05-03T16:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/bias-in-medical-research-africa-carries-a-huge-disease-burden-but-is-missing-from-clinical-trials-the-eastleigh-voice\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:13:42","slug":"bias-in-medical-research-africa-carries-a-huge-disease-burden-but-is-missing-from-clinical-trials-the-eastleigh-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/bias-in-medical-research-africa-carries-a-huge-disease-burden-but-is-missing-from-clinical-trials-the-eastleigh-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Bias in medical research: Africa carries a huge disease burden, but is missing from clinical trials &#8211; The Eastleigh Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A study analyzing 2,472 randomised controlled trials published between 2019 and 2024 found only 3.9% were conducted exclusively in Africa in five top general medical journals. 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