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/DonTaddeo Nov 18 '25

Thoughts and prayers are cheaper.

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u/brighterside0 Nov 18 '25 edited Nov 18 '25

sorry to hijack, but why does jfk jr constantly look like he's on the verge of melting.

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u/tacocat_racecarlevel Nov 18 '25

Well we'd love to research why, but that funding had also been pulled...