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Ep. 59: Simon Whitney on "From Oversight to Overkill", How an Obscure Bureaucracy Destroyed Medical Experimentation & Slowed Down the Engines of Scientific Innovation

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The Problem and the Opportunity in Medical Innovation

The current system is afraid of controversy. They're afraid IRBs are afraid of drawing attention to their institutions for any reason. As a result, they are particularly likely to reject research that would benefit minorities. The problem and the opportunity is both that the system is unknown. It's a problem because nobody knows about it. It's an opportunity because. You can make a change without there being without everybody recognized.

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