The Race Gap in Clinical Trials

Prognosis: Breakthrough

• Episode: The Race Gap in Clinical Trials
• Website: Prognosis: Breakthrough
• Feed URL: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BLM8995439705
• Duration: 00:18:20
• Published: 2020-08-12 21:40

In the rush to develop a vaccine or treatment for Covid-19, drug companies are fast-tracking clinical trials. But those trials have a major diversity problem. Participants in major drug trials range from 70 percent to 89 percent white. This is a big problem, considering it’s a disease that disproportionately affects people of color. Kristen V. Brown reports that failing to account for minority groups could potentially impact how well a drug eventually works for those that the virus has harmed the most. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com