It used to be that medical research was done by scientists and doctors working at the universities.
Now it's all being done by big Pharma.
100% agreed, the wealth and power of the USA pharma companies control the medical industry.
That's too cynical even for me. I chose to believe that the benefits to society far outweigh pharma profits. It would take a huge burden of the health care system. Retroviral drugs are very expensive which drives up the cost of group insurance. That money could be used to better services in other ways.
it does suck and it's outrageous, but when i look at the number of american diabetics who die annually due to something as simple as the unnaffordablitiy of insulin (as just a basic example) - it's already been happening.
a similar vial of insulin in canada and for the most first world countries is about 10$ CAD - in the states its about $300 CAD, there is very little regard there re the health care system - the pharma + insurance industries are in it together. i also believe it is the same giant american conglomerates that own the drug companies also own the fast/processed food companies. there is huge profit re unhealthy food, and when people get sick from it, there is lifelong profit from keeping the illness 'at bay'. there is no profits if the disease is cured.
i have clients in this space and some of my closest friends are canadian med professionals (practising in the states) - what they tell me is crazy, but upon further research there are also many articles, books and documentaries about this massive problem.
id say that if a cure for aids is found outside of the USA (patented outside of america), then they're may be hope to truly cure some of these horrible diseases, but if the cure is found by an american drug company .... it's unlikely. the problem is that even if the cure was discovered outside of usa, by the time these researchers/pharma companies are even close, the wealthiest of usa pharma would have given them a massive cash injection/research grants etc etc, giving them enormous control and shared patent rights etc etc....
