Chapter 312 Doctor Yu, I was wrong
In a private room on the third floor of the Youyou Hotel's restaurant, Yu Zhiming, He Yingjun, Ding Ye and others managed to steal half a day's leisure, and with the company of delicious food, they talked and chatted in high spirits.
They talked about the rectification movement that was currently underway in the hospital, which was triggered by the arrest of Lu Pengyu from the ENT department.
He Yingjun, who was the most well-informed, told them that the rectification movement was quite effective.
The number of people who have been reported and exposed, plus those who have confessed their problems voluntarily and those who have been verified by the hospital to have serious problems, has exceeded ten.
This made the hospital leaders quite angry, and they prepared to ask the disciplinary inspection department of the National Health Commission to intervene and conduct an in-depth investigation.
"Even big trees have dead branches. With so many people in our hospital, it's normal for some of them to be misshapen or cracked."
Ding Ye sighed and couldn't help asking, "But taking the initiative to ask the higher-level disciplinary inspection department to intervene, is this exposing your own family scandal?"
He Yingjun sighed softly and said, "Our rectification campaign has been quite a big deal. It's definitely impossible to hide it."
"It's better to be more open and proactively let higher-level disciplinary inspection agencies intervene."
At this point, He Yingjun chuckled again and said, "Yesterday, a shocking incident broke out in our medical system, enough to keep our hospital out of the spotlight."
"Secretary He, what's the big news?" the beautiful doctor beside her asked quickly.
He Yingjun said mysteriously that the matter has spread among the upper echelons of the medical circle, but is still in the confidential stage.
"To put it simply, a wealthy guy has severe heart failure and has been waiting for a heart transplant without success."
"That guy was unwilling to wait for death to come, which triggered a series of cases."
He Yingjun also revealed, "A heart transplant specialist from the First Municipal Hospital has been taken away by the police for investigation."
This news caused several young doctors to exclaim in surprise.
"It's actually City No. 1, one of the four major hospitals?! No way? How did they get involved in such an incident?"
"Back then, I almost got into the top university in the city!"
He Yingjun added meaningfully, "Let me tell you, that fellow with heart failure died on the day the case was exposed due to the sequelae of heart failure."
"His death was such a coincidence. Whether he died of despair, died voluntarily, or had to die, it's hard to say."
This was the first time Yu Zhiming heard this news.
However, he speculated that it might not be a conspiracy theory, and the possibility of death from fright was still quite high.
After all, in the terminal stage of heart failure, the body is already at the end of its strength. It is normal that it cannot hold on under the stimulation of the truth being exposed.
Ding Ye asked excitedly, "When a case like this happens in the city, the leadership must be in a state of panic, right?"
He Yingjun nodded and said, "He must bear the responsibility for poor leadership. It's a pity. The development of City One in recent years has been quite good."
"One case ruined all the efforts."
Ding Ye casually asked, "Secretary He, is it possible that a few of our hospital's leaders could be transferred over there?"
He Yingjun shook his head and said, "The possibility is extremely small. We just completed the adjustment of leadership cadres last month..."
They were eating and chatting about all sorts of things at the table, and the topic unconsciously turned to working hard to make a lot of money.
Zhang Pei, a handsome man from the Department of Hematology, sighed and said, "Money is life. This is the naked reality."
"Last Thursday, a 12-year-old boy we admitted passed away due to ineffective treatment of leukemia."
"The 10-year-old girl in the same ward as him had her disease controlled after receiving CAR-T treatment."
Ding Ye raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "CAR-T treatment? The kind that costs 1.2 million per injection?"
Zhang Pei nodded and said, "It's damn expensive, but if it's the right medicine for the condition, the treatment effect is really amazing."
This so-called CAR-T treatment is known as a miracle drug against cancer, but due to its high price of 1.2 million yuan per injection, it was hyped online for a while.
Yu Zhiming also knew about this treatment method.
He also knew that the online hype was actually driven by relevant interest groups.
To be precise, this injection that costs 1.2 million yuan is not a medicine, but a personalized cell immunotherapy.
It is referred to as CAR-T therapy, which stands for chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy.
This treatment method requires extracting immune T cells from the patient first.
Then, using genetic engineering technology, the T cells are modified so that they are equipped with tumor chimeric antigen receptors, or CARs, that specifically recognize cancer cells.
To put it simply, it is like a missile equipped with a high-precision navigator, which enables T cells to efficiently identify tumor cells in the patient's body and attack them.
Then, these modified CAR-T cells are cultured in large quantities in the laboratory.
Afterwards, the expanded "enhanced" immune T cells are returned to the patient's body.
Once these cells encounter tumor cells expressing corresponding antigens in the patient's body, they will be activated and proliferate again, and will frantically kill cancer cells through the immune killing mechanism, thereby achieving the effect of curing or alleviating the tumor.
Although this CAR-T cell therapy has powerful therapeutic effects, its range of indications is still limited.
This treatment method has a good therapeutic effect on patients with blood system diseases, including leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.
However, its therapeutic effect on solid tumors, such as gastric cancer, liver cancer, and intestinal cancer, is quite limited.
Also, not all patients who receive CAR-T therapy can achieve complete cure of cancer.
A large proportion of patients who receive this therapy still face the risk of relapse after treatment remission.
In addition, this treatment method, in addition to being expensive, has many and dangerous side effects, mainly including cytokine release syndrome, neurotoxicity, tumor lysis syndrome, etc.
Among them, cytokine storm often manifests as high fever, hypotension, shock, etc., with an incidence rate of more than 60% to 70%.
Neurotoxicity is often manifested as cerebral edema, increased intracranial pressure, epilepsy, changes in consciousness, etc. Its mechanism of occurrence is currently unclear.
There are also reports from time to time abroad of patients dying from neurotoxicity caused by CAR-T treatment...
"Doctor Yu..."
Yu Zhiming looked at Zhang Pei who was speaking, and heard him say earnestly, "We are all looking forward to an early breakthrough in the very early stage cancer research project you are leading."
"If we can develop a screening method for very early-stage cancer, it will be a great blessing for patients."
"This is like conquering cancer."
Yu Zhiming smiled gently and said, "I'm also very much looking forward to this day coming sooner..."
In the subsequent chat, someone cautiously mentioned the welfare physical examination, excluding the young doctors.
In addition, many doctors' family members are from other places, and it is very inconvenient for them to come to Huashan Hospital for physical examinations.
He Yingjun said calmly, "According to the current statistics of the number of people who have had physical examinations, the waiting time will be one and a half years later."
"The number of people undergoing physical examinations cannot be increased any further."
After a pause, he continued, "As for those whose parents are away from home, they should find ways to overcome it on their own."
"Anyway, if someone is scheduled for a physical exam but doesn't show up, no matter the reason, they won't be given a replacement."
"You may not realize how many businesses, institutions, and government departments have contacted Dr. Yu to request medical examinations, only to be turned away by the hospital's leadership."
He Yingjun took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Let's all cherish this opportunity for a physical examination."
"Next time I ask Dr. Yu for help, it won't be so easy."
Everyone present knew that asking Yu Zhiming for help next time might require a big favor.
Moreover, it is not certain that they can be hired.
Besides, physical examination is not a one-time thing, it is best to have a physical examination every year.
It is conceivable that in the next few decades, for the sake of his own and his family's health, as long as Yu Zhiming is still able to work, he will definitely be the most favored patient in Huashan Hospital.
Anyone who dares to disrespect Yu Zhiming will be attacked by everyone in the hospital.
At that moment, everyone present looked at Yu Zhiming with much more eagerness...
Around noon, Yu Zhiming paid the bill of nearly two thousand yuan. After lunch, the group left the restaurant.
When they were taking the elevator, they unexpectedly met Director He and one of his friends.
Director He reeked of alcohol, his face was yellowish, and he snorted softly. He and his friends stood on the other side of the elevator, clearly separated, and ignored Yu Zhiming and the others.
Ding Ye's eyes rolled, and he said loudly, "Doctor Yu, two people from that advertising filming team came to see you for a physical examination because of stomach pain. What was the illness they were diagnosed with?"
Zhang Pei agreed and said, "I know. I heard it. One is gallstones, and the other is pancreatitis."
Ding Ye continued, "Besides gallstones and pancreatitis, what other diseases are mistaken for stomachache?"
Zhang Pei glanced at Director He and found that his right hand had unconsciously touched his upper left abdomen.
Noticing that the guy's face was a bit yellowish, Zhang Pei said in a terrifying tone, "There's also a tumor in the left lobe of the liver."
"This left lobe liver tumor, or liver cancer, is often mistaken for stomach pain when it strikes."
"The typical symptoms include stomach pain, upper abdominal distension, fatigue, and the most obvious one is jaundice."
"That is, the face turns yellow."
Ding Ye looked at Director He and said meaningfully, "Someone's face is a little yellow, which is not normal."
As they were talking, the elevator reached the first floor.
Yu Zhiming noticed that Director He looked at the mirror-like wall of the elevator with a grim expression, held back his laughter, and was the first to leave the elevator.
He waited for Ding Ye, Zhang Pei, and the others to catch up, then said softly, "There's no need to scare him. His complexion may be a bit yellowish, but it's not jaundiced."
Ding Ye snorted softly, "He bullies us in acting, so naturally we can scare him in medicine."
"For someone like him, drinking and staying up late, his liver must not be in good condition..."
They walked back to the hospital chatting and laughing.
Ten minutes later, just as they were about to return to the hospital, they were caught up by Director He.
"Doctor Yu..."
Director He said with an embarrassed look on his face, "I was wrong this morning. I was nitpicking. I apologize."
"Next time I film, I will definitely correct my attitude and direct the performance seriously and responsibly. Please give me a chance to correct my mistakes."
Ding Ye teased, "What you want most is for Dr. Yu to examine you, right?"
Director He smiled awkwardly and said, "Doctor Yu, my child is only a little over one year old and has just learned to call daddy."
“I, I…”
Director He's face flushed red with embarrassment, and he suddenly bowed ninety degrees to Yu Zhiming.
"Doctor Yu, I was wrong."
"My son is still young, he can't live without me."
It is said that a man's knees are made of gold. Seeing a middle-aged man bowing to him, Yu Zhiming felt a little sad.
He asked Director He to get up, took him to the hospital, and gave him a simple physical examination.
Liver, no big problem, some are caused by alcoholic liver disease.
The stomach does have inflammation problems.
But the culprit causing his stomachache was myocardial ischemia...
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