Chapter 2326: Chapter 2146: Conscience! A slight smile. "Okay." "I’ll head out first," said Zhou Yan. Sometimes. One must maintain some dignity and can’t make things difficult for others just for the sake of a live broadcast. After saying this, Zhou Yan turned and left, and the audience was quite understanding too. Anyway, they’d know soon enough. With the efficiency here, it would probably be just about ten minutes. In the live stream room. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂 "This doctor is quite dedicated." "Yeah!" "Quick, look, a journalist has posted an article about this." "Where?" "On the Sina Homepage." "..." Instantly. The live room became even more lively. Many clicked to take a look and were immediately disappointed because the content was just a brief summary of the live broadcast, not an official response. Tch! Watching this. It would be quicker to wait in the live room. However. The press release wasn’t mainly for them, but for the wider internet audience, since only a minority were watching the live stream. For a moment, the area beneath the news became bustling. "What? Alzheimer’s disease can be cured?" "Wow! That’s great news." "It’s that same company again, they’ve truly made a huge contribution." "Someone in my neighborhood has this disease, lying in bed, unable to take care of themselves, out of their mind, always needing someone to take care of them. The family often argues." "Sigh!" "This disease has finally been overcome." "..." Netizens were abuzz. In groups. Forums. Moments. ... Through various channels, the news rapidly spread, and its impact grew larger. Many families with someone suffering from this disease immediately traced back to the live room. Instantly. The numbers increased again, breaking the platform’s record directly. At the moment. Zhou Yan was left with just a silly grin. ... In the consultation room. "Sir, your condition is at an early stage, which is relatively easier to treat. As for the cycle, it would take just a month, and there should be no relapse in the short term." "Ah?" The woman was taken aback. Short term? Relapse? Wasn’t it a cure? "Doctor, didn’t you say you could cure it?" The woman hurriedly asked, wondering if the nurse had lied to her. Instantly, the flame of hope in her heart dimmed. Upon hearing this, the doctor merely smiled. "We can cure it." "But you must understand that this disease primarily comes from old age, the decline of nerve functions, and various other aspects that we can restore." "However." "Aging is irreversible, and nerves can’t stay young forever. Our drug treatment standard for a cure is no relapse for about ten years." "After ten years." "With drug control, a lifetime without relapse can be assured." Upon hearing this, The woman let out a long breath. What a misunderstanding! Indeed, This disease can barely be called a disease; it’s more of a symptom, a kind of nerve degeneration within the decay of bodily functions—not cancer where removal means it’s gone. With age, comes degeneration, and it still has an impact. But. Their drug can control the symptoms of nerve degeneration. If it truly could solve nerve degeneration once and for all, humanity might be not far from immortality. How is that possible? "I see, I thought it couldn’t be cured. No relapse for about ten years is already an incredibly good outcome that’s beyond imagination." The woman praised. Then continued: "May I ask, do we need to be hospitalized? And, what about the treatment costs..." Upon hearing this, The doctor smiled and said, "No need for hospitalization. Alzheimer’s disease at a severe stage only requires someone to accompany and look after the patient. This gentleman’s condition is very mild." "During the treatment period, try to talk more, keep the mind active, and remember. This can help stimulate memory cells and nerves. Just one injection every three days is enough." "As for the costs." "In this case, under mild symptoms, with no complete dementia or speech loss, the total treatment cost won’t exceed thirty thousand Asia Dollars." "Really?" The woman rejoiced. Thirty thousand. That’s really not much. Considering that patients with this disease often become unable to care for themselves at severe stages and require care, or need to be sent to a nursing institution along with medications. The minimum monthly expenditure is about three thousand. Thirty thousand. Which means it’s less than a year’s spending to get cured, which is definitely cheap. However, this is for mild cases. As for severe patients, it will probably cost more. "May I ask, how much is the treatment cost for severely demented patients?" The woman couldn’t help but be curious. To this, The doctor did not hide anything. After all, it will soon be announced and implemented, so there’s nothing to keep secret, "For severe cases, the treatment period is a bit longer, and the medication cost may approach a hundred thousand." "Well..." The woman didn’t know how to assess it for a moment. Actually, She intended to say: It’s cheap. One hundred thousand. This equates to three years of medical care costs, which is really not much. Even the most severe cancers would cost about this much. After insurance reimbursement, the personal burden is just a few tens of thousands. However, for now, Alzheimer’s disease does not seem to fall within the scope of major diseases covered by medical insurance, so the personal outlay might be a bit more, but not outrageously so. "Can we start the treatment today?" The old man said at this time. His wrinkled face, was full of smiles. Thirty thousand. Even including the trip to Burma, it would be no more than fifty thousand. Spending fifty thousand for a clear mind and not burdening the children is quite worthwhile. "No, we can’t." The doctor shook his head. "Since the drug only got approved today, although we’ve produced and stocked it beforehand, the drugs have just entered the warehouse, and we need to go through some processes and wait for unified authorization from the headquarters." "Therefore." "The formal injectable drug treatment can only begin tomorrow morning. Today, we can only prescribe oral medications. My apologies for the inconvenience." Upon hearing this, "..." The two were speechless. After all the talk, they thought they’d have to wait for a period, a week, half a month; they could wait, but who would’ve thought they’d only need to wait a day? This made them a bit nervous. "Alright." "Understanding." "I’ll come again tomorrow. It’s just a month, right? Oh! My visa doesn’t seem to last that long," the woman suddenly thought, realizing the visa was only for a week. To this, The doctor shared good news. "No need to worry about that. You can get a medical visa extension. I’ll report your information here, and your visa will automatically be extended until the treatment ends." "All you need to do is arrange your accommodation properly." Logically speaking, a sudden visa extension’s biggest issue comes from hotel accommodations because hotels are fully booked based on occupancy. In fact, rooms are booked out for months ahead for the next wave of patients and tourists. However, it’s different in the newly built Sunlight City, which has 1.3 times the room capacity of the Old City. The available hotel rooms have not been open for booking. According to the plan, it’s reserved for Alzheimer’s patients coming here after the announcement. Therefore, even though it hasn’t been announced yet, they can still extend their stay at the hotel, and after hearing the explanation, the two were relieved that they wouldn’t have to resort to sleeping on the streets. "Thank you." "Thank you." "Many thanks." After that, they went to the pharmacy to get the prescribed medication, a total of three types for half a month. If you calculate the price, it is a bit expensive, nearly a thousand, but let’s not forget. It’s just for one month of treatment. Afterwards, they wouldn’t need drug control for eight to ten years, though the doctor advised a recheck after eight years, and if necessary, they might need one or two more courses. By then, injection treatment wouldn’t be necessary, and the cost would be low. This means for their early symptoms, the treatment would last until the end of life. And only cost five to six hundred thousand. Honestly, for people without diseases, it might seem like a lot, thinking it could buy a cheap passenger car or furnish a room full of furniture, but for patients, this is absolutely conscience pricing. It’s far better than those international pharmaceutical companies that suck the marrow from patients, striving to drain them dry. At least, it’s something within sight, not a bottomless pit.