[belltaco]

>If it's not commercially viable to produce a certain therapy, unfortunately, in our Western society, it does not happen.

Are there new and innovative drugs for rare conditions coming from non-Western societies?

[umanwizard]

Excellent point. Everybody in this thread who thinks that the most outrageously expensive branches of medical research will continue to happen without a profit motive would do well to think about how many examples of that we have, empirically.

[ekianjo]

Actually close to none. And the socialist/communist countries do way worse in caring for their actual population so the only hope is with the West. Its a miracle to see what we already have now compared to 50 years ago.