Now days, life
spans are drastically increasing due to all of the medical progressions that
the world has developed globally. Although these longer life spans seem to be a
positive thing, it is very capable of becoming a huge population problem and
expense for our country and others in this same dilemma. In the article titled
Alzheimer’s: Not just a Richer Country Disease Anymore, Joshua Keating writes
about the growing problems of Alzheimer’s in China. The first problem is that
there aren’t enough qualified physicians to treat these Alzheimer patients.
Recourses are another huge factor. The welfare system is already stretched as
this country faces this crisis of older people living longer than the system
originally planned for.
This
article shows the dilemma that a system faces when population or longer life
spans, come into play. When people start to live longer I would like to think
that that would be a positive thing, however, after taking a deeper look into
things such as population problems and running out of resources, it makes me
wonder if it is a good thing or not.
After
looking at this article I have noticed constant trends of disease, which is
linked to the scientific advancements of medicine. I believe that certain
things must be in balance in order to further advance our medical advances
without leaving our elderly uncared for. There is an odd gap of generational
help offered to those in need in this era. We are so excited about advancing
our medical research that we forget about those that we want to help. The money
given to further advance our medical treatments and cures must also be used,
first and foremost, in care for and helping this upside down pyramid epidemic
of people living longer than expected.
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