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It's amazing how much money and worry healthcare systems and people spend on age-correlated diseases without examining the underlying cause.
by the__alchemist 6y ago
It's amazing how much money and worry healthcare systems and people spend on age-correlated diseases without examining the underlying cause.
- ceilingcorner 6y agoOr thinking about how they (mis)use the time they already have.
- elric 6y agoHealthcare spending is something of a mystery. Two examples: there's a huge epidemic of allergies happening under our noses, and no one seems to be paying it any mind. Coronaviruses were known to be problematic years ago, and no one bothered to invest in prevention. I guess there aren't enough researches (or money) to go around...
- eli_gottlieb 6y agoHealthcare systems have basically been subjected to nonstop austerity since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. We shouldn't let our governments forget how badly they underprepared us for the challenges of the 21st century by refusing to tackle the faults of the 20th-century political economy. https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20200513/sitting-in-freezer-for-years-potential-sars-vaccine-now-ready-for-trial-on-usefulness-against-coronavirus https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20200513/sitting-in-fre...