THE HEARTBREAKING TALE OF ALEC RAESHAWN SMITH—TAKE NOTE, BIG PHARMA

It's not a medicine if you can't afford it...

How Insulin Became Unaffordable

In 1921, on a shoestring budget at the University of Toronto, several young scientists began investigating a possible treatment for Type 1 diabetes. They found that by grinding up and purifying animal pancreases and then regularly injecting the material, they could treat Type 1 diabetes in dogs.

After first testing the dr…