Not only that, healing is directly at odds with their financial interest as cured people no longer need their services. Thus the current model is to "treat" you as long as possible, perhaps for the rest of your life, using the most expensive means available.
Think about it, aside from antibiotics (and arguably some chemotherapies), what …
Not only that, healing is directly at odds with their financial interest as cured people no longer need their services. Thus the current model is to "treat" you as long as possible, perhaps for the rest of your life, using the most expensive means available.
Think about it, aside from antibiotics (and arguably some chemotherapies), what drug developed in the last forty years actually cures people? And even with antibiotics, virtually all of them are several decades old despite constant concerns regarding new drug-resistant strains. There's zero emphasis on new antibiotic development as there's no money in giving someone a pill for only ten days that cures them. Compare that to a patented statin (or similar med) one is supposed to take every day until they die.
Not only that, healing is directly at odds with their financial interest as cured people no longer need their services. Thus the current model is to "treat" you as long as possible, perhaps for the rest of your life, using the most expensive means available.
Think about it, aside from antibiotics (and arguably some chemotherapies), what drug developed in the last forty years actually cures people? And even with antibiotics, virtually all of them are several decades old despite constant concerns regarding new drug-resistant strains. There's zero emphasis on new antibiotic development as there's no money in giving someone a pill for only ten days that cures them. Compare that to a patented statin (or similar med) one is supposed to take every day until they die.