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‘HIV-ending’ drug could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t get your hopes up

The trick is in asking who owns the patent. I suspect you're going to see a bunch of Chinese/Indian generics that cost pennies on the US dollar, because they see an economic benefit in people not having HIV that Americans can't grasp.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

American corporations can grasp the benefit. They just don't care.