Seeing his wife crying, Liu Qinghuai sighed and wiped away his own tears. Liu Qingshan sat to the side, covering his mouth and coughing incessantly.
Wen Jinyu also felt sorry for the Liu family and was willing to help them if she could.
She hesitated for a moment and then said, "Dr. He is here today. I'll go to the back and ask him if there's anything we can do."
Upon hearing this, Liu Qinghuai quickly bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Dr. Liu."
Wen Jinyu waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me. When my brother and I arrived in Liujiatun, we were very grateful to you for taking us in. It's only right that I help you out. Please wait here for a moment, I'll go ask around in the back."
Wen Jinyu stood up and went back to her home in the back.
When He Yuhan saw her mother-in-law return, she asked, "Mom, have you finished seeing the patients?"
Wen Jinyu asked, "Yuhan, did you treat a patient with tuberculosis a while ago?"
He Yuhan certainly remembered this incident. "I did treat one such case, but since I didn't have any medication on hand at the time, I told them to go to a major hospital for a checkup. What happened?"
Wen Jinyu said, "It's their family that came today. The sick one happens to be from the Liu family in Liujiatun. They only have one son, Liu Qingshan, and two grandsons..."
Wen Jinyu then recounted the Liu family's situation, "Liu Qinghuai took us in back then, which can be considered a kindness to us. I thought if there was a way, I should help them, after all, it's a human life. I think Liu Qingshan's illness is quite serious."
He Yuhan felt sorry for the Liu family. Since the Liu family had helped her mother-in-law, she felt she should repay them. So she said, "Then I'll go with you to the front to take a look. A new drug for treating tuberculosis has just been invented. It's very effective and is preparing for clinical trials. I can try to get them a spot so they won't have to spend money on treatment."
Upon hearing this, Wen Jinyu happily replied, "That's wonderful. Is it too much trouble for you?"
He Yuhan said, "It's no trouble. This new drug was originally researched by my cousin Yuan Qihua, and it needs to undergo clinical trials. Securing a trial spot for them will save us some money."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to the clinic in front together.
As soon as the Liu family saw Dr. He arrive, they all stood up from their chairs.
Liu Qinghuai spoke first: "Dr. He, we're troubling you again. We've been to big hospitals, but they didn't have any good solutions either, and we've spent all our savings. We're at our wits' end, so we're hoping you can see if there's anything else we can do."
Wang Lanzhi stood beside He Yuhan, sobbing and begging her to think of a solution.
He Yuhan felt a pang of sadness seeing the elderly couple weeping and wailing. It seemed that if she didn't intervene, the patient in this family was simply waiting to die.
Indeed, they spent all their savings on major hospitals but still couldn't cure the disease, so they've probably given up hope.
He Yuhan sat at her desk and said, "Please don't rush. Let me take the patient's pulse and see how things are going."
Upon hearing this, Liu Qinghuai quickly helped his son sit down at the desk.
Liu Qingshan extended a hand, and He Yuhan carefully took his pulse and asked some questions. She said, "The patient is indeed quite ill, but it's not like there's no hope."
The Liu family was overjoyed when they heard He Yuhan's words.
He Yuhan continued, "A new drug has been invented that is highly effective in treating tuberculosis and is currently in clinical trials. If you are willing to participate in the trial, I can try to secure a spot for you."
To be honest, my father also contracted tuberculosis last year, and he was cured with this new drug.
Liu Qinghuai and his wife quickly replied, "We are willing. We are willing to try as long as there is even a glimmer of hope."
Upon hearing that Dr. He could cure the illness, Wang Lanzhi was so excited that she knelt down in front of He Yuhan with a thud. "Dr. He, if you can cure my son's illness, you will be a great benefactor to our family. I will do anything for you, even be your slave."
As soon as the old woman knelt down, Liu Qingshan followed suit.
He Yuhan quickly helped the old woman and Liu Qingshan up, saying, "Auntie, what are you doing? This is a new society now, we don't do this anymore. We certainly wouldn't dare let you work like a slave."
As a doctor, of course I will do my best to treat patients. Although your son's condition is somewhat serious, the chances of recovery are high.
Okay, I'll prescribe some medicine for your son today to keep his condition from worsening. I'll contact them about treatment as soon as I get back. I'll let you know when I have any updates.
Because this is a trial for a new drug, you won't be charged for the medication itself. The hospital might charge some treatment fees, but the total cost shouldn't be too high.
Liu Qinghuai immediately said gratefully, "Thank you, Dr. He, thank you, Dr. Liu."
After He Yuhan prescribed some herbal medicine and gave them some instructions, Liu Qinghuai and his family left with great gratitude.
After seeing Liu Qinghuai and his family off and returning home, Wen Jinyu sighed and said, "Alas, tuberculosis used to be an incurable disease. The Liu family emptied their savings but still couldn't cure their son. Now that there's a new effective drug, it's truly a blessing for humanity."
"Yuhan, your father was cured with this medicine. It should be quite mature by now, right?"
He Yuhan said, "Mom, do you think I would joke about my father's health? I said this because the new drug needs a process to be launched, and also to save the Liu family some money for medical treatment."
They helped you and your uncle, so we should repay them. Besides, farmers don't have much to begin with, and the Liu family has already emptied their savings. I'm worried they won't have money for medical treatment. So, we might as well lend a hand.”
Han Xiao nodded in agreement and said, "Since they've helped us, it's only right that we repay them. Qihua's research lab should be up and running by now, right?"
Han Yixian replied, "It's already built, and Qihua has been working on it for a long time. The new drug has also entered the clinical trial stage."
Indeed, after arriving in City C and attending his cousin's wedding, Yuan Qihua immediately threw himself into his work.
After taking over the pharmaceutical research lab, he began recruiting assistants, while he himself went straight into the research, hoping to develop the new drug from the data as soon as possible.
He Yuhan also told Yuan Qihua that her father had been cured of tuberculosis with a new drug, which greatly boosted Yuan Qihua's confidence and made him even more enthusiastic about his work.
Han Yixian also contacted hospitals in City C in advance, asking them to cooperate in conducting clinical trials of streptomycin, a drug effective in treating tuberculosis.
This is good news for tuberculosis patients, and the hospital is of course willing to cooperate and be ready to receive patients at any time.
Because of He Chenglin's promotional efforts, many people were willing to participate in the trial. He Yuhan directly handed the task over to Yuan Qihua, asking him to develop some new drugs as soon as possible so that they could be used for clinical trials.
Han Xiao couldn't stay in City C any longer. After seeing Wen Jinyu, he reluctantly returned to Kyoto. He needed to speed up his plans.
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