Seeking Technological Breakthroughs, Finding the True Cause in Basic Theory, and Overcoming Challenges in Pathology

Old Zhang, who suffers from R-type Anemia, is very concerned about his hundreds of free-range pigs.

Although medical insurance and commercial insurance can reimburse a portion of the costs, the remaining out-of-pocket expenses are still considerable.

Without pigs, Old Zhang wouldn't be able to afford the expensive medical treatment, and he might not even be able to get married.

However, due to his poor health, Old Zhang was unable to return to his former peak condition. During his hospitalization, his wife took over the management of the pig farm.

His wife wasn't knowledgeable about pig farming, so she hired someone else to help her.

The person who hired him was a young, strong, and energetic man.

Old Zhang was in the hospital, and he was anxious.

A single illness can destroy a family; such cases are all too common.

Health is the foundation of all the important things in life: career, family, wealth.

Once this is clear, both patients and temporarily healthy people will cherish their health immensely.

Old Zhang will remain at Yanjing University People's Hospital for eight courses of treatment and observation.

Shen Qi then had a brief conversation with the other patients, among whom the 16-year-old child particularly touched his heart.

The child developed R-type Anemia due to medication.

The child developed common anemia at a very young age, which was also related to her constitution. While taking medication, she developed a rare R-type Anemia due to the side effects of the medication.

A 16-year-old girl should be as bright as a flower and as radiant as the sun.

But illness robbed this young girl of the beautiful things she should have had.

While her classmates were enjoying their beautiful youth, she was accompanied by endless medications, injections, and the constant smell of disinfectant.

"Little sister, hang in there, you'll get better." Shen Qi clenched his fist and made a gesture full of energy.

"Oh, I know you. You are... you are Shen Qi." The girl was quite surprised, and a genuine smile bloomed on her haggard face.

"Yes, it's me," Shen Qi nodded.

"How did you become a doctor? Aren't you a mathematician? Aren't you Nobel Prize in Physics laureate?" the girl asked, sounding puzzled.

"I've already mastered math and physics. So I became a doctor."

"Wow, so cool!" The girl's eyes sparkled as she asked, "Can you cure my illness?"

"I'm doing my best. My team and I are developing a new drug, a new drug without side effects. We will do our best."

"I trust you, boss! Hey, you have so many pens in your pocket, can you give me one?"

"Certainly."

"Great! Once I get out of here, I'll be able to transform into a top student!"

"What grade are you in?"

"I should have been in my first year of high school, but I had to take a break from school due to illness, so I'm still in junior high now. I'll be taking the high school entrance exam next year."

"I wish you a speedy recovery and success in your exams." Shen Qi gave all the pens in his pocket to the girl.

A doctor's heart is compassionate; having a kind heart is the most basic quality of every doctor.

But simply having a kind heart and boundless love is not enough to save patients.

In this scientifically advanced era, technology is the most essential means of treating and saving lives.

The most advanced medical technology currently available is Gene Therapy, which involves injecting healthy exogenous DNA into a patient's body to cure the disease at its root.

For R-type Anemia, the injection of exogenous DNA is also known in the industry as "Blood Washing".

This technology is mature, yet it is rarely used clinically. In some countries, Gene Therapy is even prohibited.

From an ethical and religious perspective, injecting exogenous DNA is tantamount to genetically modifying a patient, resulting in a biologically different person. This is not something humans should do, but rather God.

From a genetic perspective, although patients who undergo "Blood Washing" are freed from the torment of R-type Anemia, they may experience new mutations at the gene level, and these mutations are hereditary.

Taking all factors into consideration, Shen Qi still believes that drug treatment is the safest option.

Shen Qi returned to Professor Qu's office, where Professor Qu was lecturing to several of his students. "The treatment group showed significant increases in RBC, HCT, Hb, and reticulocyte counts, while the control group showed an increase in Hb. These data are statistically significant. Starting from the fourth course of treatment, the subcutaneous injection dosage will be increased to 120 mg/L, and the frequency will be increased to four times a week. At the same time, the oral iron dosage will also be increased. You need to closely monitor the serum creatinine, immunoglobulin IgG, IgM, and IgA levels in the treatment group, keep good records, think deeply, and find the key points. Understand?"

"Clear."

"Understood," Professor Qu's students replied one after another. Completing this project would guarantee the quality of their theses.

"That 16-year-old girl, she's so pitiful. Her thin little hands are covered in needle marks, and the nurses don't even know where to insert the needle anymore... If they keep increasing the injection volume, oh, it breaks my heart..." a female student said with a heavy heart.

These students are studying basic medical sciences.

Compared to clinical medicine, basic medical science places more emphasis on theoretical research in medicine.

Whether you study clinical medicine or basic medical sciences, the same principle applies: a doctor should have a benevolent heart.

This young medical student was full of compassion, but she did not receive praise from Professor Qu.

"A red heart is essential, but Xiaolin, can a red heart alone save patients? Technically, what we need to do is seek breakthroughs in technology, find the root cause in basic theory, and overcome the difficulties in pathology!"

"I... I know, Professor Qu, I just felt compelled to say this. I will work hard with you on this project," the female student said, sounding a little aggrieved.

It's often said that doctors who have been doctors for a long time become so accustomed to life and death that they become numb to it.

That's not actually the case.

Doctors understand the meaning of life better than ordinary people, and they also know better that enthusiasm and a saintly aura cannot save patients.

Shen Qi strongly agreed with Professor Qu's philosophy: technology is paramount, and ruthlessness is the greatest virtue.

Several medical students then left to carry out specific tasks according to Professor Qu's instructions.

Only Shen Qi and Professor Qu remained in the office.

Professor Qu smiled helplessly, "My few good-for-nothing students have made Director Shen laugh."

"Strict teachers produce outstanding students. Basic medical sciences is a major controlled by the state, and students in this major are more precious than giant pandas. Lao Qu, you must nurture them well," Shen Qi said.

"They'll just end up as research dogs in labs after graduation, how can they compare to pandas? Director Shen, isn't your center involved in pharmaceutical research and development? If you're interested in these students of mine, just take them." Professor Qu muttered about his students being useless, but in reality, he was trying to find a way out for them.

Yanjing University School of Medicine certainly has research laboratories. Its predecessor was Capital Medical University Yanjing University School of Medicine, a long-established medical teaching and research institution.

Can the pharmaceutical laboratory at Shen Qi Research Center be compared to the established laboratories at Yanjing University School of Medicine?

In Professor Qu's view, although the Shen Qi Research Center is very young, and its pharmaceutical research laboratory is even younger, the Shen Qi Research Center has a more prestigious reputation, a larger scale, more funding, and broader development prospects.

To find a way out for students, the obvious way is to arrange for them to enter a more prestigious institution.

Shen Qi didn't reject Professor Qu's suggestion. "Old Qu, among your students, I think Xiao Lin is quite good. Her handwriting is the most beautiful, the most elegant, and most like a doctor's handwriting."

"Xiao Lin's handwriting is indeed beautiful, and she's even more beautiful. You can take her away then; she'll graduate next year. I'm going to wash my hands, and I'll come back and have a proper chat with you about R-type Anemia." Professor Qu finished speaking and went to wash his hands again. He was so engrossed in washing his hands that Shen Qi was also tempted to go wash his hands with him.