When I covered the pharma industry in London, the subject of hard-to-treat diseases came up in an interview with an executive. He mentioned drug companies had essentially abandoned stroke. Curious, I dug in and was stunned by what I found. 1/10
qz.com/1583965/nono-a… Stroke is the No. 2 killer globally, more deadly than cancer, malaria or HIV. Big Pharma spent decades and billions trying to develop a treatment to protect brain cells after a stroke, but failed repeatedly. Drug companies have since given up, moving onto easier targets. 2/10