This is pretty shocking information. Hospitals should not be TESTING things on patients as part of a clinical trial without explicit consent. This needs more attention, so this means of “trial” is no longer used.

There is a full list is at the link above and it’s going on in cities across the country. But the point should not be to simply inform people in those cities. This method of testing needs to stop. If a doctor can’t speak to the patient (or the patient’s family) ahead of time and give them (or family) time to decide, then the default option for that patient should always be NO.