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Pharma companies aren’t incentivized to cure HIV. Gilead found a cure for Hepatitis C but instead of being praised for it, it was derided by Wall Street because
by blindriver 1y ago
Pharma companies aren’t incentivized to cure HIV. Gilead found a cure for Hepatitis C but instead of being praised for it, it was derided by Wall Street because the limited financial value. I certainly hope a more honorable company will find a cure instead of a monthly treatment like Ozempic, which is a Wall Street darling because it’s expensive and monthly.
- t-writescode 1y agoHuman Beings are incentivized to cure HIV. Real people are experiencing real pain and problem to the tune of millions of persons a year. It is among the most stigmatized long-term illnesses on the planet. Maybe BigCo Evil Pharma isn't "incentivized" to cure HIV; but hundreds of universities including those outside the United States, are. The US does not hold a monopoly on medical advancement. HIV is *hard* to cure. That's why it's not been cured yet.
- rzz3 1y agoWatch Excision Biotheraputics. I almost guarantee it’ll get bought and killed.
- adrr 1y agoGilead charges $85k for Harvoni. There's also alternative drugs from different manufacturers because there still lots of money to made. Treatments you're constrained by the duration of the patent thats need to be filed before trials. You're looking at a max of 14 years. Ozempic runs out 2032 but there are already alternative drugs.
- geraneum 1y ago> a more honorable company This is sad…
- candiddevmike 1y agoThankfully these folks are Australian and have socialized medicine where they're incentivized to fix the underlying condition instead of treating the symptoms