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Devastation of NIH-funded clinical trials: The price of Lysenkoism 2.0
By David Gorski
Clinical trials don’t just disappear when funding is cut: patients can lose access to care, research teams can be left in limbo, and years of work can be put at risk. A recent commentary in The American Journal of Medicine describes the damage caused by the current USA administration’s ideology-driven termination of NIH-funded clinical trials—and why the consequences reach far beyond the labs. What happens when political beliefs override evidence and research priorities? The article examines the human and scientific cost, calling it a modern form of “Lysenkoism.” Read the full piece to see what’s at stake when clinical research is abruptly stopped.
