Nearly 1 in 30 clinical trials, including cancer research, affected by NIH cuts, paper says

Andreea Neblea

Nearly 1 in 30 clinical trials were interrupted by funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health, affecting more than 74,000 patients and research into cancer, infectious disease and more, according to a paper published Monday.  Clinical trials are the best way for researchers to study how medical interventions affect a patient population, doctors say.  "The types of trials that are affected are among the most rigorous way that we generate scientific evidence: randomized clinical trials,"

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