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Smellz_Of_Elderberry OP t1_j6ftmsn wrote

Reply to comment by Verzingetorix in How rapidly will ai change the biomedical field? What changes can be expected. by Smellz_Of_Elderberry

Good points.

I just don't get why people aren't able to take greater risks, like say you have a terminal illness? Why not let people decide for themselves? I feel like I would want to take greater risks.

Also, we saw a whole new kind of vaccine get released in record time. Why isn't this kind of speed possible with other kinds of drugs?

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Verzingetorix t1_j6fx0os wrote

People decide for themselves. During patient recruitment there's an informative phase.

The patients who are interested in participating, and meet the eligibility criteria, have to be informed about the risks. That's meant to fulfill the informed consent requirements.

Many candidates choose not to move forward based on the risks. Or if they did enrolled, if other patients have poor outcomes or adverse incidents, or if they personally don't see improvements they can drop out.

Also, some patients just die, or have secondary health incidents that force them to cease their participation.

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