Scenarios about 'pharmaceutical industry'
The development and commercialization of medicinal drugs by corporations, research institutions, and regulatory bodies since the mid-19th century. The pharmaceutical industry has transformed healthcare through mass production of vaccines, antibiotics, and treatments for chronic diseases, while also generating controversy regarding drug pricing, patent rights, clinical trial ethics, and the balance between profit motives and public health priorities.
What If Alzheimer's Disease Was Cured?
Exploring the alternate timeline where medical researchers discovered a complete cure for Alzheimer's disease in the early 2000s, dramatically altering healthcare, economics, and social structures in an aging global population.
What If Antibiotics Were Never Discovered?
Exploring the alternate timeline where penicillin and other antibiotics were never discovered, radically altering modern medicine, public health, and global demographics throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
What If Cancer Was Cured Decades Ago?
Exploring the alternate timeline where cancer was effectively cured in the 1970s, transforming healthcare, extending human lifespans, and reshaping society's approach to disease.