http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/8-year-old-burn-558429.html
The FDA has refused to allow a boy who was recently very badly burned to undergo a procedure in which his own skin cells are cultured and transplanted. Instead, they will try to fix his burns with skin from his scalp and scrotum.
(Speaking as a male, the latter part doesn't sound healthy.)
I cannot think of any legitimate reason for the FDA to refuse to allow the boy to undergo this experimental treatment, especially since the family wants it. If they're concerned about the boy's well-being, they can always make the family sign a waiver.
This is so aggravating I rejoined http://www.congress.org/, which enables one to write one's state and federal representatives with just one click, in order to write Obama, both Senators, and my U.S. Representative (Lynn Westmoreland) asking them to put pressure on the FDA to reverse their decision.
If the rest of you can do that as well, we might see the idiocy logjam being broken. It strikes me as a case of bureaucracy, so sufficient public outrage should be enough to force them to change their minds.
456: Mighty Ducks 3
4 days ago
This is one of those unfortunate situations that goes back to a major flaw in our healthcare system. New procedures and drugs take longer to get through here because of liability issues. Until there is REAL tort reform (which would also bring down the cost of healthcare) that is unlikely to change.
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