Gaining a Deeper Appreciation for the Costs of Basic Science | AHCJ

Logan Science Journalism Fellows in the Biomedical Hands-On Research Course learn lab techniques. Credit: Tara Haelle

Note: Tara Haelle was a 2018 fellow in the MBL Logan Science Journalism Program.

It’s not difficult to understand why clinical trials are so incredibly expensive. There’s the recruitment of the participants and their compensation, the cost of the drugs themselves, the work that has to go into ensuring both participants and clinicians are appropriately blinded (at least in double-blinded trials), the many visits to monitor symptoms and improvement, the time spent crunching the data – the dollars add up fast. Read more of the article here.

Source: Gaining a deeper appreciation for the costs of basic science | Association of Health Care Journalists