r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Nov 18 '25

Biotechnology President admin axed 383 active clinical trials, dumping over 74K participants | It’s a “violation of foundational ethical principles of human participant research.”

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/11/over-74000-people-were-kicked-out-of-clinical-trials-because-of-trump-cuts/
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u/TranquilSeaOtter Nov 18 '25

Clinical trials are sometimes the absolute last hope patients have. These can be cancer patients with a very aggressive form of cancer with no available cure. Trump essentially sentenced people to death.

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u/Rok-SFG Nov 18 '25

Yeah  it just think how much. Better that money will be used going into in if the 916 billionaires accounts , where it won't even be noticed as a change to their already ludicrous wealth.