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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A team of researchers in my country is working on a chronic pain treatment that does away with painkillers for life. They tested on rats and dogs they started trials of humans this year I think. Backed by the government obviously no farmaceutcal put a dime on it afaik.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

well, yeah, companies like recurring payments.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago

I'm pretty sure they found cures for different kinds of cancer. But, big pharma likes treating the symptoms more than curing them.