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femmocrat

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10. A question about medical research....
Sat Jul 25, 2015, 01:24 PM
Jul 2015

Is there adequate money for research to develop new devices, or do doctors generally self-fund their inventions? If they self-fund, I have no objection to their making money from a device that could help the sick.

I understand that Oz's self-promotion is unethical, but if he actually did develop something medically beneficial, why shouldn't he -- or any other doctor-- profit from it?
I also understand the part of the article about doctors prescribing brand-name drugs and getting "kickbacks" from big pharma. But... research is expensive. Someone has to fund it.

I ask this as someone who has personal interest (not financial!) in a medical device that has been in development for at least 15 years. As far as I can determine, it is being funded by the government (NIH, maybe?) and corporate grant money. Maybe someone who works in this field can enlighten us. Thank you!

I predict this will become the butt of several jokes. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #1
I think you assume to much. zappaman Jul 2015 #2
Oh, I don't know, I think hemorrhoid jokes are swell. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #4
Maybe on Uranus. zappaman Jul 2015 #6
don't be an ass wheniwasincongress Jul 2015 #3
Assuming that is true Rex Jul 2015 #5
Maybe a semi-colon? Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #13
Who else could invent a perfect asshole machine? Major Nikon Jul 2015 #23
Dr. Oz is a GREAT liberal! Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2015 #7
Dr. Oz is an obvious fucking fraud tkmorris Jul 2015 #8
Quack quack quack PasadenaTrudy Jul 2015 #9
A question about medical research.... femmocrat Jul 2015 #10
No, research is funded by the federal govt or pharmaceutical companies BainsBane Jul 2015 #14
I rectum he made a wad off this. Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #11
How dare you besmirch the name of the great warrior against Monsanto? BainsBane Jul 2015 #12
Lol! zappaman Jul 2015 #15
Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #17
Why are you smearing a good, liberal doctor?... SidDithers Jul 2015 #16
Well that was certainly a silly hide! zappaman Jul 2015 #22
flim flam man spanone Jul 2015 #18
I could swear I remember a movie with that title... zappaman Jul 2015 #19
yep good movie...george c. scott.... spanone Jul 2015 #20
Yes! zappaman Jul 2015 #21
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