On the “First Opinion Podcast” this week, I spoke with Jake Eberts and Jill Fisher about how to determine fair, ethical pay for healthy medical research volunteers. Eberts knows of which he speaks: He contracted dysentery in a vaccine trial for which he was paid $7,300. While in the U.S. the disease is largely associated with “The Oregon Trail” and past centuries, it remains deadly for many around the world. We talked about institutional review boards, who is really most likely to volunteer for these kinds of studies (it’s not, in fact, broke college students!), and much more.
Recommendation of the week: In The Cut, E.J. Dickson writes about the concept of “Deeply Feeling Kids” and whether it, and the community around it, might delay parents from seeking a diagnosis for a neurodivergent child.
