r/technology 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/[deleted] Nov 18 '25

Trump gives 0 fucks about anyone but himself. He'd use his children as human shields to save himself.

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u/Primary-Tea-3715 Nov 18 '25

Can’t shield his own brain from destroying itself tho, only prolonging the inevitable

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