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The research is there, some promising results, too. It just never gets to the people who need it. OK, maybe it will in another 20 years. "What if the side effe
by jotm 5y ago
The research is there, some promising results, too. It just never gets to the people who need it. OK, maybe it will in another 20 years.
"What if the side effects are bad, we need more testing". How about you let those who suffer decide? No? OK then.
- melling 5y agoWe’ll eventually cure Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, cancer(s). Maybe in 20, maybe in 50,… Like money compounding over time, more invested in research would likely compound over time. For example, all the science and technology we will have by the year 2100 could be had by 2050 if we invested $X more over the next 28 years?
- whatshisface 5y agoWe have a problem where approved = mandatory for Medicare to cover, so that even if you are willing to independently pay for whatever special medication or treatment you want to take a chance on, letting you do it would mean (because of poorly-thought-through regulations) buying one for everyone with the same condition whether it turned out to work for you or not. There's an enormous incentive for regulators to act as doctors, deciding what to prescribe, rather than as safety testers keeping obvious poisons out.