If Chen Chun was such a short-sighted doctor, he would not have been able to rise step by step and become a top academician.
Chen Xia quickly picked up all the information from the ground:
"Hey, big sister, how could I possibly let you commit academic fraud? You're my biological sister, how could I possibly harm you? This information is absolutely true, it's definitely not fabricated."
Chen Chun thought about it and it made sense. Although his younger brother had a bit of an eccentric personality, he had never told a lie. Could it be that there was really nothing wrong with the information?
However, she was a little skeptical. After all, this groundbreaking research invention was so sensational that she had no confidence at all.
Seeing Chen Chun's changeable expression, Chen Xia became a little anxious.
"Sister, how can this be considered academic fraud? I only provided you with theoretical knowledge. You still have to conduct research based on this information, which is equivalent to replicating the experimental process.
For example, if you extract gastric juice and gastric mucosa, can you find a bacillus there? If you find a bacillus, you can then study whether Helicobacter pylori has a causal relationship with gastritis, gastric ulcers, and gastric cancer?
Anyway, you are in the gastroenterology department, and you have plenty of patient specimens. If you confirm that bacteria are the main cause of stomach disease, then the next topic will be the bactericidal effect of the combined use of proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics.
"When your hospital's basic research results come out, they can be published in medical journals both domestically and internationally. This will bring honor to our country. Imagine, a pathogen that no one abroad has ever discovered, or has discovered but failed to confirm, is discovered and confirmed by our doctors. Isn't that an honor?"
When Chen Chun heard this, he thought it made sense. Anyway, whether the information was true or false, all he had to do was some research and experiments.
If it is true, this can indeed fill the gap in gastroenterology in my country in terms of gastric diseases.
Before the 1980s, the mainstream medical community believed that stomach diseases such as gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers were caused by long-term consumption of spicy food, irregular diet, and work stress.
So far, no doctor has raised any objections, and even the textbooks say so.
If it is finally confirmed that most of these stomach problems are caused by a type of bacillus, and there is a way to kill the bacteria and cure the stomach problems, then it would definitely be a good thing, so let's give it a try.
Chen Chun weighed the pros and cons for a long time and made up his mind.
"Okay, I'll give it a try, but doing research requires a lot of funding. I've just started working and I'm not eligible to apply for research projects or funding. What should I do?"
Chen Xia smiled wickedly, "Sister, have you forgotten what your brother does? He's so broke now that all he has left is money. I'll pay for this research project, and I've already prepared all the instruments and equipment."
"Chen Lao Er, you are really a rich man, but there is still a problem. How do we obtain the specimens? The patients are all in the hospital."
"That's easy. This research will require collaboration between two hospitals. You'll be the Provincial First Hospital, and the other will be the Gastroenterology Department of Yuezhou People's Hospital. I've already bought a gastroscope. Oh, do you know how to operate a gastroscope?"
Chen Chun nodded and said, "I know how to do it."
The gastroscope was invented in 1935. In 1948, Professor Yang Yingfu of Lanzhou Medical College went to the University of Chicago Medical School for further studies. When he returned to China, he brought back a semi-flexible metal gastroscope, which was also the first semi-flexible gastroscope in China.
Later, gastroscopy examinations were carried out in China, but only a very small number of hospitals were able to carry out these operations. There were many reasons why they could not be promoted, including poor technology and the unavailability of equipment.
Anyone who has had a gastroscopy knows that having such a thick tube inserted into your mouth and all the way into your stomach is a very uncomfortable and painful experience, and many people will vomit uncontrollably as a result.
The doctor uses the camera at the top of the gastric tube to display the image on the screen, and then looks for the diseased part on the screen. Some minor stomach diseases, such as gastric perforation, can be treated directly through an endoscopic operation, which is very simple and convenient.
But in 1983, after the gastroscopy tube was inserted, the image was not displayed on a TV screen. Instead, the human eye had to be pointed directly at the gastroscopy tube to view it. The image was not particularly clear, and many patients could not stand this stimulation.
And the key point is that even if gastroscopy shows that there is a stomach disease, there is no particularly good treatment method, so gastroscopy was not widely promoted before the 1980s.
In Zhijiang Province, only the First Provincial Hospital performs gastroscopy. Chen Chun is a good student and mastered the use of gastroscopy early on, which saved training time.
Chen Xia said happily, "It would be great if you can operate a gastroscopy. Then, in the name of Xiangjiang Pumpkin Vine Pharmaceutical Company, I will entrust you and Yuezhou People's Hospital to conduct research on Helicobacter pylori and provide all the funds and experimental equipment.
I will also provide a fiberoptic gastroscope from Japan's Olympus. This is a very advanced product, equipped with a biopsy device and a camera. The Provincial First Hospital and Yuezhou People's Hospital will each send two. You will provide the gastric fluid and tissue specimens, and you will conduct the research.
But you must do it quickly. Once you have confirmed the existence of Helicobacter pylori and cultured the bacillus through gastric mucosal tissue, you must write a paper immediately, because I have received information that foreign experts are already preparing a similar paper.
So we have to get ahead of them. Not only must we prove the bacillus, but we must also publish the drug that solves it. This is my brother-in-law's paper. If you two each publish one, you will definitely become famous overnight."
After hearing this, Chen Chun grabbed Chen Xia's ear and said:
"Then tell me, you're giving me money and equipment, what benefits can you get? I don't believe that you, a profiteer, are doing this for free."
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, it hurts. Of course there are benefits for me. The biggest benefit is that my dearest elder sister and brother-in-law can suddenly become research doctors in the international medical community, bringing glory to our country."
"Bullshit! If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I won't help you, lest you go astray."
"Oh, Comrade Chen Chun, why don't you believe me? I'm absolutely selfless and dedicated. Think about it, our Yuezhou People's Hospital's Gastroenterology Department has become the most authoritative department in the country for treating stomach problems. After all, I'm an employee of the People's Hospital, and I always have to consider the interests of our hospital.
Finally, as long as Helicobacter pylori is recognized by the international mainstream medical community, my omeprazole combined with antibiotics will be miraculously effective in killing the bacteria. I'll have the patent, and with this drug alone, I'll be the richest man in Qingfeng Village. Wahahaha."
Chen Chun let go of his brother's ear and said proudly:
"Humph, I knew you, a profiteer, had bad intentions. Well, since you're so confident, and your information is detailed enough, as long as it's confirmed, you'll be doing me a huge favor."
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