Newborn twins fight rare disease, family says it’ll cost $4.2 million to save their lives
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New parents in Kansas City are fighting to save the lives of their newborn twins. They said the boys have a rare genetic disease that will cost the family millions of dollars to treat.

america is so fucking based man

in any proper country that company at least gets forced to pay by the government then ordered to shut down forever due to wanton cruelty. all the employees get generous severance except whoever made that call. depending upon your view of carceral punishment there are a few ways to go with that guy.

  • john89@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Why is the drug so expensive? Does it have to do with patent laws, or is the actual manufacturing process ridiculously expensive?

    Does it require rare materials?

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      I am fairly confident it must be made from unicorn blood and the glandular excretions from the lochness monster.

      • Aux@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Growing specific viruses which predictably change human DNA and don’t turn you into a zombie or something, that’s far more complicated than unicorn blood.