Imagine, says Chicago businessman Lou Weisbach: Major diseases, including many forms of cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s, could be cured for a relatively modest U.S. investment of $750 billion. That’s the pitch of The American Center for Cures, the organization he co-founded to steer research. “Big Pharma’s not spending their money trying to cure because there’s no money in cures. There’s money in treatment,” Weisbach told “CUOMO” on Wednesday. “We need something whose actual responsibility and accountability is around curing diseases.” #Health #Disease #Cure Chris Cuomo hosts "CUOMO," a no-nonsense show featuring the day's most important news from all perspectives. "CUOMO" airs weeknights at 8p/7C on NewsNation.…
America has battled the war on cancer for more than half a century. Despite major advances, each new year brings millions of new cancer diagnoses and deaths. Chris Cuomo holds an intimate conversation with some of the U.S. Government’s top doctors, an FDA insider and those looking to push the research forward on why the disease hasn’t been cured and what steps could be taken to advance the search for a cure. The panel includes: The Director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattachacharya, the National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Anthony Letai, the CEO of The Parker Institute For Cancer Immunotherapy, Dr. Karen E. Knudsen, Former Associate Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Peter Pitts and Dr. Patrick…
