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There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitable

  • Written by James Leahy, Professor of Chemistry; Interim Chair of the Chemistry Department, University of South Florida
There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitableMillions of young children get malaria. These two got it in 2010.AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam

Strides in medicine have contributed to a dramatic increase in life expectancy over the last century. Diseases like HIV and cervical cancer that were essentially death sentences as recently as 30 years ago can now be managed with access to prescription...

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