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re: Treatment for infant muscle wasting disease to hit market. potential price: $2 million

Posted on 5/7/19 at 9:18 am to
Posted by 50_Tiger
Dallas TX
Member since Jan 2016
40156 posts
Posted on 5/7/19 at 9:18 am to
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The problem is that at one time the medical field was a calling. People entered it to serve others and help those in need of help. Now though, it’s a business. And I’m a staunch conservative and believe in the free market. But there are some things that should not be a for-profit business. And chief among those things are churches and hospitals.



Financial incentives are what drive innovation.

If you believe feelings and callings are what drive ground breaking research, im afraid you were born in the wrong era.
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
64768 posts
Posted on 5/7/19 at 9:28 am to
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Financial incentives are what drive innovation.


That’s true today sadly.

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If you believe feelings and callings are what drive ground breaking research, im afraid you were born in the wrong era.


I know they don’t drive ground breaking research now. That’s my whole point. But they use to. Look at all the ground breaking research breakthroughs between the mid-19th century until the mid-20th century. We went from people regularly dying from even minor illnesses to the ability to transplant major organs like the human heart. We cured disease like small pox and polio. I dare say, when you consider the state of medicine in 1860s compared to 1960s, the advances seen in that period eclipse the advances we’ve seen since.
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