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Is a cure defined only by biological restoration, or by the freedom from biological worry? Many ethicists and patient advocates argue that focusing solely on a high-tech 'magic bullet' cellular cure ignores the immediate social and economic realities. If a cure costs millions of dollars per patient, it is not a cure for the world; it is a luxury for the few. True healing must look at how we structure our food systems, design our cities, and distribute basic, life-saving tools like insulin, which remains unaffordable for many despite being discovered over a century ago.
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Supporting arguments
- A cure that is financially inaccessible to the masses fails as a public health solution.
- Focusing too heavily on cellular fixes can distract from addressing the toxic food environments driving the Type 2 epidemic.
- The daily psychological burden of disease management is often ignored in clinical definitions of a 'cure'.
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