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Hm... if true, this is both great and scary. The reasons it could be good are covered in the article. I wonder if anyone else can see how dangerous this could a
by PatriciaR 8y ago
Hm... if true, this is both great and scary. The reasons it could be good are covered in the article. I wonder if anyone else can see how dangerous this could also be. Medical research is beautiful but can often be very dark. I would hope there are regulations on usage. Always a shame to see promising research be sold to big Pharma or any other business that doesn't put patient care first.
- ElCapitanMarkla 8y agoWhy do you say it’s scary / dangerous?
- jfoutz 8y agoI don’t know the op’s reason. I immediately thought of blood farmers https://www.wired.com/2011/06/red-market-excerpt/ https://www.wired.com/2011/06/red-market-excerpt/ But, uh, I’d hope this tech would help prevent that sort of thing.
- PatriciaR 8y agoI don’t actually think tech is what we need to worry about. My concerns are with access and affordability.
- PatriciaR 8y agoFeel this could be a system that is 1. Not accessible to all 2. Not affordable 3. Could lead to contraindications with other techniques and systems if not implemented properly. I’m optimistic but have also worked in healthcare long enough to understand that these things happen.
- wpasc 8y agoCan you elaborate on the dangerous/dark nature of this? Big Pharma does a lot of things wrong, but at the same time private enterprise (big pharma in this case) can be a very effective vehicle for making medical breakthroughs scale to become available to patients.
- PatriciaR 8y agoAbsolutely. Speaking with only the knowledge I’ve gained from working at a department that deals with blood banking for a well known university I’d say a lot of outcomes have to do with agendas. No system is perfect and you’re right- there has been a lot of good. My fear is that more “credible” research will be done to “prove” that patients need more medication. I’m not saying don’t take meds if you need them but in many cases they are not needed and can actually be really harmful. All I’m saying is that it can improve life for some it can also reduce quality of life for others.