Topic > 2019th Century Medicine - 1119

Although medical research rushed to keep pace with the shift from infectious to chronic diseases. People had to adjust to what it meant to be sick. Doctors and patients began to form lasting relationships in an attempt to control a disease. While many people have been given the opportunity for longevity without a cure, many people have not been able to access it and continue fighting without the treatment they need. Unfortunately, many of these economic struggles are still prevalent today. As the developed world moves into the next phase of the epidemiological transition and the developing world enters the modern era, one can only hope that the international system will evolve economically enough to provide a sustainable system capable of ensuring accessibility to treatment medical services and to distribute convenient drugs for those inside