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jmbar2

(6,260 posts) Fri Nov 22, 2024, 01:19 PM Nov 22

Intriguing new surgery for Altzheimer's from China

I kind of take China news with a grain of salt, but if this is true, it is a really promising breakthrough.

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Intriguing new surgery for Altzheimer's from China (Original Post) jmbar2 Nov 22 OP

Yes but do Musk, Oz, and RFKjr approve? Irish_Dem Nov 22 #1

I'm sure not. jmbar2 Nov 22 #2

Unless they can make a great deal of money. Irish_Dem Nov 22 #3

I would be less inclined to believe it if they did... Wounded Bear Nov 22 #6

If it proves effective, we'll have it here soon. Silent Type Nov 22 #4

We are about to be barraged by a new crop of RW conspiracy theories a la China... hlthe2b Nov 22 #5

Irish_Dem

(59,980 posts)

1. Yes but do Musk, Oz, and RFKjr approve?

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Fri Nov 22, 2024, 01:20 PM

Nov 22

jmbar2

(6,260 posts)

2. I'm sure not.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 22, 2024, 01:24 PM

Nov 22

We'll never get to try to reproduce the research here if they kill NIH, FDA, etc.

Irish_Dem

(59,980 posts)

3. Unless they can make a great deal of money.

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 22, 2024, 01:26 PM

Nov 22

Then they won't need any US research at all.

Wounded Bear

(60,883 posts)

6. I would be less inclined to believe it if they did...

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 22, 2024, 03:03 PM

Nov 22

Silent Type

(7,419 posts)

4. If it proves effective, we'll have it here soon.

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Fri Nov 22, 2024, 01:28 PM

Nov 22

hlthe2b

(106,953 posts)

5. We are about to be barraged by a new crop of RW conspiracy theories a la China...

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Fri Nov 22, 2024, 01:28 PM

Nov 22

Too bad we can't blind the reader to the "who" at this juncture.

At least (most) of the medical community will read with interest and appropriate levels of professional skepticism.

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