Re:A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation
by BurningFrog on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @09:59PM
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>Lazy thinking.
I'll pretend this insult wasn't here.
>Governments that provide and purchase healthcare services are also in the business of funding research.
Well, some research, but the $100M+ cost of studies to get anything approved as a medication is exclusive done by companies hoping to profit from selling it, AFAIK.
One effect of this system is that no one funds such studies for non patentable substances.
I'll pretend this insult wasn't here.
>Governments that provide and purchase healthcare services are also in the business of funding research.
Well, some research, but the $100M+ cost of studies to get anything approved as a medication is exclusive done by companies hoping to profit from selling it, AFAIK.
One effect of this system is that no one funds such studies for non patentable substances.