Al Daheeh
Orphan Diseases
S9 • E44 Oct 22, 2024 25m
In 2018, the first drug was developed to treat just one patient. The patient is Mila Makovec, and the drug is milasin.
But Mila is one of millions of people suffering from rare diseases around the world.
In this episode, we learn the answer to two questions:
Why should we direct more investments to treating diseases that are by definition "rare"?
And can a human life be put at a financial value?
But Mila is one of millions of people suffering from rare diseases around the world.
In this episode, we learn the answer to two questions:
Why should we direct more investments to treating diseases that are by definition "rare"?
And can a human life be put at a financial value?