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Patents, Medicines, Public Funding–2
We have distinguished four sorts of medical interventions–prevention, cure, facilitation, and alleviation. We have also argued that from a public health point of view, prevention and cure are tops, and facilitation and alleviation are great when they support prevention and … Continue reading
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Tagged acute, alleviator, chronic, cure, drug, facilitator, prevention, prices
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Patents, Medicines, Public Funding–1
Let’s look at four areas of health “technology”: preventions, cures, facilitators, and alleviators. A prevention does just that–prevents an adverse health condition. A vaccine, for instance, prevents a disease (for many, and sometimes with adverse reactions, even deaths). Or, regular … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Policy
Tagged alleviator, CF, cure, facilitator, prevention
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