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IronLionZion

(50,082 posts) Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:02 PM Sep 25

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time BBC News

Great to see this. I hope other countries will keep doing medical research like this. Might be less of this in the US.

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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time BBC News (Original Post) IronLionZion Sep 25 OP

Wow that's fantastic news. underpants Sep 25 #1

Woody Guthrie suffered and died from Huntington's. no_hypocrisy Sep 25 #2

Yes. He was the first one I thought of--although there have been others... hlthe2b Sep 25 #4

RFK JR/Trump/Musk have ensured that Americans will be the last to receive treatments like this hlthe2b Sep 25 #3

underpants

(193,451 posts)

1. Wow that's fantastic news.

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:07 PM

Sep 25

I once worked with an organization that dealt with Huntington patients. It’s a truly horrible disease.

no_hypocrisy

(53,391 posts)

2. Woody Guthrie suffered and died from Huntington's.

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:08 PM

Sep 25

hlthe2b

(111,676 posts)

4. Yes. He was the first one I thought of--although there have been others...

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:08 PM

Sep 25

sigh...

hlthe2b

(111,676 posts)

3. RFK JR/Trump/Musk have ensured that Americans will be the last to receive treatments like this

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:08 PM

Sep 25

Generations will rue the day our world-renowned scientific and medical research was intentionally "killed." Likewise, our public health responses worldwide that kept many horrific disease outbreaks from hitting our shores.

I know many of us are approaching an age where we have little chance of seeing this turn around. But, I'm not so sure our children and grandchildren will either.

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