When very sick patients have exhausted all treatment options, they can occasionally receive experimental drugs through the “compassionate use” protocol. This hour, we’ll talk about how the program works – and about why it may actually make it more difficult for future patients to receive these drugs – with Helen Ouyang. Her story “Hashtag Prescription” appears in the June issue of Harper’s.
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