ClassyRedandGlassy t1_ixwyuk7 wrote
Reply to comment by GratefulOctopus in A novel medication for hemophilia B has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The treatment is a form of gene therapy, intended to replace a dysfunctional gene that leaves people unable to control their bleeding. by Sariel007
Like seriously? Uplifting news for who? The wealthy?? Yet again
SilverNicktail t1_iy05irm wrote
People who can be cured of a rare genetic disease? "New cutting edge medical technology costs a bloody fortune" is so unsurprising to me as to be completely mundane. The improvement right now is that holy shit, we can cure hemophilia, and the improvement in future will be doing it better, more efficiently, cheaper. Plus, the cost of this treatment compared to all the other care they will require over their lifetimes if not treated - this might well be cheaper.
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