Advanced Cardiac Imaging professor writes for the BBC
‘Should patients be obliged to take part in research?’
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William Harvey Research Institute: Professor Anthony Mathur
There is a shortage of people volunteering to take part in pioneering stem cell research in the UK. Head of Advanced Cardiac Imaging Professor Mathur argues that those requiring treatment for heart problems should be obliged to help out with the research as it could lead to “tremendous potential benefits”. He asks: “Maybe a new contract is needed between medicine and society that assumes a default position that says that everyone attending hospital should be involved in medical research, unless they specifically opt out of the process at the time of consent.”
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