US Lawmakers push to keep medical trial diversity. Really!

Is it not long accepted standard practice to select a variety of candidates for medical trials?

Let the propaganda and demagoguery of DEI die! End the hot air about this subject!

"Last month, the US Congress passed a bill to fund the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which included a report that encouraged the FDA to “continue to implement legislation and policies requiring study sponsors to submit a diversity action plan for phase III studies of new drugs”. After President Donald Trump took office for the second time last year, all references to diversity, equity and inclusion were wiped from government websites, purportedly to oppose initiatives focused on hiring, communications and social issues.

But clinical trial policy got caught up in the sweep. The effectiveness of clinical trials relies on having trial populations who reflect those who would eventually use the drug, and it seems Congress agrees. It is unclear how the FDA plans to respond to the report."

Nature Briefing: Translational Research

GOP lawmakers push Trump’s FDA to make sure clinical trials are diverse (behind paywall) "Clinical trial diversity has gotten caught up in the Trump administration’s attack on DEI"