MyClinicalTrialsLocator - A new Information Portal for Patients

A US doctor has created a website to make it easier for the world's sickest people to connect with research that could potentially save their lives.

The non-profit endeavor known as MyClinicalTrialLocator.com aims to become "the Wikipedia of clinical trials," by allowing a quick and free search for studies at academic centers around the globe, said its founder Bruce Moskowitz.

It also seeks to provide an easier experience than the US government-run website ClinicalTrials.gov, which critics say is difficult to navigate and understand -- but nevertheless serves as the industry standard.

MyClinicalTrialLocator.com is "really a resource for everybody, worldwide, for free," said Moskowitz, a primary care physician in Palm Beach, Florida...