Think of one medical treatment you consider routine today: an antibiotic, a vaccine, a procedure. What would it have been like to be one of the first people to try that treatment, before anyone knew whether it was safe or effective?

This is what research participants do. They accept uncertainty so that future patients can have certainty.

Think of one medical treatment you consider routine today: an antibiotic, a vaccine, a procedure. What would it have been like to be one of the first people to try that treatment, before anyone knew whether it was safe or effective?

This is what research participants do. They accept uncertainty so that future patients can have certainty.