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Re:Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 ye... by Powerofmene on Thursday August 17, 2017 @11:26AM (#15037584)
It is really hard to say just one thing but if I could only name one I would say find a cure for cancer. That in and of itself would have wide impact on families who are emotionally and financially devastated as a result; should help reduce the cost of healthcare overall given that cancer treatment is exorbitant; and would allow researchers to focus on other illnesses or worldwide problems.
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Re:Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 ye... by marpstar on Thursday August 17, 2017 @11:37AM (#15037699)
"Cancer" is such a broad term, with ~200 different "types". I agree that "cancer" is a huge problem (my brother had childhood leukemia at 9 months until he was about 6 years old), and its effects on the family cannot be understated. Unfortunately, we've only begun to scratch the surface towards a cure for very few of the 200 types of cancer out there.
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Re:Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 ye... by jamesrcole on Thursday August 17, 2017 @11:43AM (#15037766)
That being the case, we still can't rule out the possibility of general-purpose treatment methods.
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Re:Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 ye... by mattkenefick on Thursday August 17, 2017 @11:29AM (#15037615)
What do we do about population control when we have cures for diseases and better health care that extends the life of everyone?

We're already having a hard enough time with crops for coffee, avocados, and more due to high demand and climate change.

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Re:Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 ye... by gvoncheap on Saturday August 19, 2017 @05:07PM (#15055612)
Once we move on to stabilizing the health of everyone we will focus on consolidating the infrastructural dross that takes up the space around us. I believe that house sharing will be a major thing once we all realize what we are here for and how perfect things could be.
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