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>Medical. AIDS drugs are in good shape. Diabetes may be next. There's been real progress on some kinds of cancer. Even obesity can be cured. Would disagree, we

>Medical. AIDS drugs are in good shape. Diabetes may be next. There's been real progress on some kinds of cancer. Even obesity can be cured. Would disagree, we have possibly regressed. We have more gizmos (like diabetes monitors) and diagnostics, but no real cures and a significantly more sick people.

aDyslecticCrow 2y ago
Counterpoint: " mRNA vaccines " took less than three years to adapt to a new pandemic and scale up to mass production to cover a whole planet's worth of people. The tech and progress within medicine are insane. CRISPR and genetic engineering allow modified bacteria, algae, and yeasts to produce any biological molecule we want in mass. Computer algorithms allow new medicines to be tested and perfected without real medical trials. As for the public healthcare and hospital industry in a few key industrialized countries, going through a bit of a ... "downward spiral" is a separate issue from the technology itself. (USA) As for more sick people... diabetes is going up, and people aren't exercising. I cannot refute that. Perhaps a healthier work culture where people have more time to cook proper food and take care of their health will do wonders, but "who is gonna pay for the loss of productivity" always gets in the way.
mezzie2 2y ago
I have MS and an MS diagnosis in 1994, 2004, 2014, and 2024 are all wildly different experiences. A lot of progress has been made in this area very quickly, to the point where you can see the stratification/differences in progression based on diagnosis year very clearly in support groups and neurology practices. I'm about 10 years post diagnosis and in those 10 years a ton of progress has been made. It's to the point where I've moved from considering MS a probably lifelong incurable disease to 'if I can hold on for ~20 more years without significant relapses, it can probably be cured or controlled.'
- dennis_jeeves2 2y ago
  Videos for you to look at closely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJRu8rZxufg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJRu8rZxufg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuFgAjy4gjs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuFgAjy4gjs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNMBCu8y9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNMBCu8y9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpbvX1wsfUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpbvX1wsfUM Contact me if you have success some months/years down the line. Will also take a negative feedback from you. Caveat: you may have to wean off medications. Source for above links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXPH44VC https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXPH44VC

aDyslecticCrow 2y ago

Counterpoint: " mRNA vaccines " took less than three years to adapt to a new pandemic and scale up to mass production to cover a whole planet's worth of people. The tech and progress within medicine are insane. CRISPR and genetic engineering allow modified bacteria, algae, and yeasts to produce any biological molecule we want in mass. Computer algorithms allow new medicines to be tested and perfected without real medical trials. As for the public healthcare and hospital industry in a few key industrialized countries, going through a bit of a ... "downward spiral" is a separate issue from the technology itself. (USA) As for more sick people... diabetes is going up, and people aren't exercising. I cannot refute that. Perhaps a healthier work culture where people have more time to cook proper food and take care of their health will do wonders, but "who is gonna pay for the loss of productivity" always gets in the way.

mezzie2 2y ago

I have MS and an MS diagnosis in 1994, 2004, 2014, and 2024 are all wildly different experiences. A lot of progress has been made in this area very quickly, to the point where you can see the stratification/differences in progression based on diagnosis year very clearly in support groups and neurology practices. I'm about 10 years post diagnosis and in those 10 years a ton of progress has been made. It's to the point where I've moved from considering MS a probably lifelong incurable disease to 'if I can hold on for ~20 more years without significant relapses, it can probably be cured or controlled.'

dennis_jeeves2 2y ago
Videos for you to look at closely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJRu8rZxufg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJRu8rZxufg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuFgAjy4gjs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuFgAjy4gjs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNMBCu8y9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNMBCu8y9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpbvX1wsfUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpbvX1wsfUM Contact me if you have success some months/years down the line. Will also take a negative feedback from you. Caveat: you may have to wean off medications. Source for above links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXPH44VC https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXPH44VC