Bend Memorial Clinic is recruiting patients for various clinical trials and research studies. They are looking for people with a relative with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetics who are ready to begin insulin treatment; people who have been recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis or who have failed a treatment regimen; and patients with chronic anal fissure.

The clinic is also conducting a lung cancer screening study to detect the cancer early. For more information, call 877-692-8338, option 2, or Karla Lichter, research department manager, at 318-3077.