President of the National dical Association?
That's quite a title. You know, traditional dicine is now in decline, and there are only a few Star Sea National Doctors around. Being able to be the president of the National dical Association is proof of Liu Zixuan's capability!
Wei Lao looked at Liu Zixuan's hesitant expression and smiled: "Of course, this won't interfere with your freedom. Just give lectures occasionally and share so experience."
Liu Zixuan didn't rush to respond to Wei Lao but instead asked: "Years ago, almost every place had a National dical Association, but due to the prevalence of modern dicine, traditional dicine declined and many have been replaced, leaving only an empty shell. In today's society, modern dicine is widely accepted and can heal people. So, why did Wei Lao decide to promote traditional dicine again?"
Wei Lao sighed: "Traditional dicine is a legacy of Star Sea spanning thousands of years, and its essence and purpose of healing are more genuine and powerful than modern dicine. Although modern dicine is prevalent now, there's an undeniable fact!"
"What fact?" Liu Zixuan asked.
"Despite the official policies offering many benefits, there are still many people who can't afford dical treatnt, especially for major illnesses."
Wei Lao shrugged and smiled bitterly: "To take an example from my surroundings, an old neighbor from my hotown ca to the hospital seeking my help."
"He's diagnosed with mid-stage grade two liver cancer, and according to current dical practices, it's treatable by removing part of the liver. I tried my best to help him find ways to reduce costs and even offered to perform the surgery myself."
"That sounds good!" Liu Zixuan said.
"Good? It might be good for many people, but it wasn't good for my old neighbor."
Wei Lao chuckled: "After waiving the surgery fee and initial dication fees, he still needed 150,000, and such conditions rely entirely on post-operative care. Estimating with the cheapest price, care costs still reach 50,000, not including regular dication and follow-up visits, totaling over 200,000!"
"You must understand, rural people mostly rely on farming and labor, earning barely a few thousand monthly. For them, 200,000 is perhaps astronomical. Would an elderly person spend 200,000 to prolong their life and burden their children with huge debt?"
"Probably not." Liu Zixuan understood this point.
"Indeed, he didn't. He finally opted for conservative treatnt, which ans living day by day, but since I t you, using traditional dicine to calculate, everything costs only about twenty or thirty thousand!"
Wei Lao looked up at Liu Zixuan: "Now, do you understand my point?"
Liu Zixuan nodded: "I understand. Wei Lao, you truly have good intentions. After all, this world still has many poor people, supporting traditional dicine for those who can't afford dical care to help those living day by day enjoy the rest of their ti happily!"
Wei Lao heard this and smiled: "Exactly, that's my thought, but you know, there are really too few traditional doctors now."
"But what I don't understand is that in Ghost Wood City, there's Wu Lao claiming to be the number one National Doctor, why didn't you seek him, but chose ?"
Liu Zixuan asked confusedly.
Wei Lao shook his head: "Wu Lao is old, even if I sought him, how long could he persist? In terms of credentials, he is more experienced than , but you can see, Wu Lao is now blinded by profit, thinking about enriching himself at such an old age and neglecting others!"
"People are never satisfied." Liu Zixuan shrugged: "The National dical Association, though easy for to lead, but is anyone joining now?"
"I think... there will be." Wei Lao said, lacking confidence.
Regarding modern dicine, there's no need to say too much, a attending doctor earns more with service fees, consultation fees, bonuses, and basic salary than a white-collar worker.
Traditional dicine doesn't have many surgeries, and herbs are not expensive now, offering no way to make money.
A genuine reason is that most people now trust modern dicine, with few choosing traditional dicine!
To succeed, all these factors must be considered.
Wei Lao changed the topic and said: "So, I hope young blood like you joins. If you can't attract established doctors, recruit students instead."
"You can give it a try." Wei Lao, such a dical sage, humbled himself to seek out Liu Zixuan. Even if he didn't want to go, he'd have to oblige!
"Alright, I'll start the preliminary work soon and select so people." Wei Lao thought: "Once you're finished here, co with to a school to select students."
"Okay. I'll do my best!" Liu Zixuan smiled.
Liu Zixuan then asked: "What about your old neighbor? You can bring him over, maybe I can help a bit!"
Wei Lao was stunned at these words, showing signs of age, and his cloudy eyes glimred with tears as he shook his head: "He's gone, he just passed away three days ago."
Liu Zixuan took out tissues and handed them to Wei Lao: "I offer my condolences, the facts are unpredictable, and life is inevitably full of regrets!"
"Indeed, it's precisely due to these regrets that we, as doctors, are driven. People often say, saving a life is worth more than building a pagoda, we seek nothing but to see life saved by us, that's fulfilling enough!"
Wei Lao waved his hand: "Let's not talk about this, you get busy, I'll head back to the hospital!"
"Shall I see you off?"
"No need, this old man still has a sturdy spirit." Wei Lao laughed heartily and walked out backwards.
Liu Zixuan watched Wei Lao's figure, genuinely admiring him from the heart.
Nowadays, doctors like Wei Lao, who wholeheartedly care for patients, are really few.
Of course, Wei Lao felt similarly, considering that doctors like Liu Zixuan, who have skills and care about patients, are too few!
"Yo, what's Dr. Liu pondering?"
At that mont, a voice interrupted Liu Zixuan's thoughts.
Liu Zixuan looked up: "Wu Lao? Why do you have ti to co by!"
"To see a doctor, why? Not welco?" Wu Lao was not polite at all, treating the place like his ho, directly sitting in Liu Zixuan's office chair.
Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow: "You're seeing a doctor? I didn't mishear! Aren't you the number one National Doctor in Ghost Wood City!"
"There's an old saying, physicians cannot heal themselves! I may have great skills but can't treat myself!"
Wu Lao laughed: "In this Ghost Wood City now, the only doctor I trust is you, so you must give a good examination."
Liu Zixuan activated the X-ray Vision to scan Wu Lao's body, after a while his eyes showed a hint of mockery.
Perhaps coming for treatnt is false… the real intention is to deliberately get close to him!
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