Ginny  /  Medical Research Cut

“Americans are gonna lose access to lifesaving technology”

Story Summary:

Ginny, a mother and lawyer from outside Boston, shares how her husband’s battle with melanoma took a devastating turn when standard treatments failed. By early 2019, the cancer had spread to his spine, but a phase-one drug trial using personalized mRNA technology saved his life. The trial was not federally funded, but now access to such lifesaving innovations is at risk of being cut off. Ginny warns that policies pushed by RFK Jr., appointed by Donald Trump, threaten to shut down promising cancer treatments that give families like hers hope.