tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455967162947276184.post2795927870656604773..comments2024-03-27T00:21:26.319-07:00Comments on Dr David Grimes: We are living longer but dying more slowly David Grimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12985177421470200457noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455967162947276184.post-1996293085907408902016-04-15T12:33:01.842-07:002016-04-15T12:33:01.842-07:00Hi Daniel
You are of course correct in that my sta...Hi Daniel<br />You are of course correct in that my statement is strong and pessimistic. However the age profile is changing rapidly and I can see no even theoretical prospect of reducing the morbidity of large non-working elderly population. <br />You mention Japan with an elderly population but I do not know how things work out there. It could be that robotics will take a larger role in productive industry and this will allow more of the workforce to enter the "caring professions". <br />I suppose that in particular for people younger than me a sense of optimism is essential, that with science something will turn up. I hope so. But we hear and read every day in the UK press that the demography is putting increasing and serious strains on the health and social care services.<br />Let's hope for something, but I am not sure about "regenerative medicine".David Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985177421470200457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455967162947276184.post-34916850415942765362016-04-15T11:14:59.813-07:002016-04-15T11:14:59.813-07:00The present problem is very serious, and the futur...<em>The present problem is very serious, and the future can only be regarded as a nightmare.</em><br /><br />That seems like an awfully strong statement.<br /><br />Japan has is ahead of the curve, with an older population. As far as I can see, they are not on the verge of collapse. <br /><br />Of course, whether it proves a nightmare eventually depends on our ability to out-innovate the problems. Granted, there are reasons to be pessimistic when we look at current breed of pharmaceutical companies and care-giver agencies, but we do not live in a stationary world. Things change, most often for the better.<br /><br /><br />I think that more and more people realize that if we cure cancer and heart diseases, we don't necessarily end up better off in the end. And that's why there is such a strong push toward regenerative medicine (much of it coming from Asia).<br /><br />Whether these will end up delivering on their promises is yet unknown, but to conclude that the future must be a nightmare is not to even give us a chance to solve the upcoming problems.Daniel Lemirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566622051558391310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455967162947276184.post-31689426626773945492016-04-15T11:07:07.173-07:002016-04-15T11:07:07.173-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Daniel Lemirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566622051558391310noreply@blogger.com