Clinical trials and publicly funded biomedical research can be life-changing. I know they were for my family. Yet during the Republican government shutdown, the NIH was not able to support new grants, do in-house research, or operate clinicaltrials.gov. Each day of the government shutdown, patients were denied access to treatments, therapeutics and cures through new clinical trials. That is why I partnered with @reploritrahan and @reprobinkelly to demand answers from @hhsgov and @nihgov about th

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How Do Clinical Trials Work?

When Carla was diagnosed with stage IV ALK-positive lung cancer in 2019, her daughter Maria was just one year old. Back then, the idea of watching her start first grade felt out of reach. But thanks to research — and the new treatments made possible by clinical trials — Carla was there on her first day of school. And now, she’s dreaming even bigger: high school, college… and maybe even the teenage eye-rolls that come with it. If you’ve ever wondered what participating in a clinical trial really

Who Pays for Clinical Trials?

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