Rutgers: Ethics Not Only Allow But Demand Placebo In Some HIV Cure Trials
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2022
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
Is it ethical to test possible HIV cures by having subjects stop taking antiretroviral therapy and then giving them placebos rather than the experimental treatment?
The answer is often yes, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Virus Eradication by Rutgers ethicists and a Harvard doctor. They argue that if stopping antiretroviral treatment to give subjects an exp . . .
Is it ethical to test possible HIV cures by having subjects stop taking antiretroviral therapy and then giving them placebos rather than the experimental treatment?
The answer is often yes, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Virus Eradication by Rutgers ethicists and a Harvard doctor. They argue that if stopping antiretroviral treatment to give subjects an exp . . .