Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1415 Nationwide Grassroots Promotion, Dialectical Disc (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

Professor Wang Yuchuan was still somewhat shocked after hearing Fang Yan's words. First of all, Fang Yan had actually been nominated for a Nobel Prize by a foreign laureate.

What's even more shocking is that he actually wanted to win the Nobel Prize.

They immediately discovered some kind of unspoken rule or possibility and began to implement it.

Their drive to act is truly remarkable.

"Your plan isn't just a simple clinical summary; it's aimed at 'breaking the Western medicine problem.' Take acute hepatitis B turning into chronic hepatitis B, for example. Western medicine has been struggling with this for so many years, but the blocking rate has never been high. You want to use the traditional Chinese medicine approach of 'strengthening the spleen and removing dampness' to break the deadlock. You're quite bold," Professor Wang Yuchuan commented on Fang Yan's prescription.

Fang Yan said, "What we lack now is large-scale clinical data and recognition from the academic community. If you think it's feasible, could you help me take the lead within the college and find several affiliated hospitals to conduct validation together?"

Wang Yuchuan put down the proposal, pinched his brow, and thought to himself, "Fang Yan's actions were incredibly fast; he came up with five proposals all by himself." After a moment's thought, he said:
"Actually, what you want is not just clinical data, but the endorsement of the academy, to make the Western medical community believe that this approach is not your personal 'wild method,' but an orthodox achievement supported by the traditional Chinese medicine system, right?"

Fang Yan didn't deny it, and nodded honestly:

“Yes! Bloomberg is an authority in the Western medical system. If our TCM college can take the lead and work with three to five hospitals to conduct verification, the data will have a greater impact and will be taken seriously by them. It would be best if we could also get some media coverage. Then, our chances of winning the Nobel Prize will be even greater.”

"Your thoughts..." Professor Tamagawa smiled slightly.

He paused and said:

“But you’re right. If we want to go out into the world, we can’t just focus on treating patients. We need to leverage existing resources. I’ll help you push this plan forward. Tonight, I’ll hold a departmental meeting so the professors can all take a look. We can also contact our affiliated hospital to conduct multi-center clinical trials. More people means more power, and the data will be more convincing.”

The dialect serves as a reminder:
"However, the recipe should be kept secret and not let anyone know."

Wang Yuchuan nodded and said:

"This is natural."

Having made arrangements with Professor Yu Chuan at the university, Fang Yan decided not to visit any other professors. He immediately went to the research institute next door and found Vice Dean Zhao Xiwu there.

Similarly, Fang Yan showed him a copy of what she had copied and explained her thoughts. Upon hearing Fang Yan's explanation, Dean Zhao Xiwu's attitude differed slightly from Professor Wang Yuchuan's. He said to Fang Yan:

"It's probably not enough for just a few hospitals to use the Nobel Prize. Do you know how long ago Bloomberg's hepatitis B vaccine was developed?"

Fang Yan was taken aback. The hepatitis B antigen that Bloomberg discovered in Australia was used to create the first hepatitis B vaccine in human history after research.

Fang Yan calculated the time and said:

"It's been at least ten years."

Dean Zhao Xiwu said:
"Yes, it's been ten years. How many people must he have influenced, how much value must he have created? But he only received the Nobel Prize two years ago. What does that tell us?"

Dialect result of conversation:

"This shows that capital needs to see sufficiently large profits and markets before it can be swayed."

He paused briefly in the dialect before continuing:

“I understand what you mean, but that’s about all the influence I have now. At most, I can ask my uncle in Nantong to help me use it at the hospital.”

After listening to Fang Yan's words, Vice Dean Zhao Xiwu shook his head slightly and reached into the drawer to take out a yellowed document.

I recognized the dialect and realized it was from a report by the Ministry of Health last year on "Prevention and Control of Hepatitis in Rural Areas".

Zhao Xiwu pushed the report in front of Fang Yan and tapped it with his finger: "The reason your influence is small is because you haven't targeted the right place. Bloomberg's vaccine won the Nobel Prize not just because of 'preventing hepatitis B,' but because it can cover billions of people worldwide, allowing Pfizer, Merck, and other capital firms to make a fortune. Your liver disease treatment plan is only used in a few major hospitals in Beijing, covering too few people. Capital can't see the 'massive market,' so why would they genuinely help you win the Nobel Prize?"

Fang Yan picked up the report and frowned slightly when he saw the words: "The incidence of acute hepatitis in rural areas is three times that in urban areas, and the rate of chronic conversion is as high as 40%."

He had only focused on "big cities and big hospitals," but forgot that rural areas are where hepatitis is most prevalent and where "large-scale data" is most likely to emerge.

"Dean...you mean, let the plan be used in rural areas?" Fang Yan asked, looking up.

“It’s not just in rural areas, it’s at the ‘grassroots’ level.” Zhao Xiwu took a sip of tea and continued:
What type of people are the most numerous in our country?

Fang Yan's eyes lit up.

At this point, Vice Dean Zhao Xiwu continued:
“Local sanitation conditions are already a major problem with infectious diseases like this. In some areas, the number of hepatitis patients is so high that it’s impossible to count them all. If your formula can be effective quickly at the grassroots level, firstly, it can accumulate thousands of clinical cases, which is more convincing than the hundreds of cases from a few hospitals in Beijing; secondly, it can show investors the potential of the ‘lower-tier market’; and thirdly, it can help the country solve a major problem. Just think, if everyone used your formula to treat hepatitis, wouldn’t the market size be smaller than that of the hepatitis B vaccine?”

Fang Yan was stunned for a while. He had always thought about "relying on the endorsement of several major hospitals in Beijing", but he had overlooked the fact that primary healthcare is a double goldmine of data and market.

Bloomberg's vaccine impressed investors with its "global coverage," and his plan may break through with "grassroots coverage." After all, in 1978, the grassroots population accounted for more than 80%, which is the "incremental market" that most appeals to Western capital.

Fang Yan thought for a moment and said:
"But will doctors in grassroots hospitals use our prescriptions? Many TCM doctors in county hospitals may not have the diagnostic skills to keep up. Also, if we just distribute these things, won't the secret formula be exposed?"

Dean Zhao Xiwu said:
"Diagnosis is difficult, so we should simplify it. Don't expect grassroots doctors to be able to perform the four diagnostic methods like you; we need to give them 'foolproof tools'."

"You break down the symptoms of 'damp-heat type' and 'cold-damp type' into 'look, ask, and feel.' Look at the tongue coating: yellow and greasy means damp-heat, white and greasy means cold-damp. Ask about the taste: bitter taste means damp-heat, bland taste means cold-damp. Feel the pulse: slippery and rapid means damp-heat, deep and slow means cold-damp. Then provide a 'symptom checklist' and have them check it off."

Then he opened the drawer, took out several paper discs, placed them on the table, and said:

“Jin Mingyuan from Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital invented this TCM diagnosis panel last year. You can totally replicate this comparison panel.”

Fang Yan was taken aback. He had seen the TCM diagnostic compass before. This thing was based on the theory of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. It included elements such as the location of the internal organs and meridians and the Eight Principles of Differentiation. Through directional indications and attribute classification, it helped doctors accurately determine the location of the disease and analyze its nature, so as to choose the appropriate treatment principles and methods.

In the 1980s and 1990s, it was a powerful tool for learning and working in traditional Chinese medicine. After its invention in 1977, it was gradually promoted and many young doctors had one. However, with the advent of the Internet age, this diagnostic compass gradually disappeared.

Dean Zhao Xiwu's suggestion that Fang Yan use this thing as a dialectical tool is a good idea.

However, questions remain regarding the dialect.

"What about the secret recipe? Are we just going to tell the people below that too? That would expose everything," Fang Yan asked.

Dean Zhao Xiwu said:
"To make medicinal powder, we pre-cook, dry, and grind herbs such as Artemisia capillaris, Gardenia jasminoides, and Poria cocos into powder, and then pack them into sealed bags, with each bag corresponding to a single dose. What grassroots hospitals receive is 'medicinal powder,' not 'prescription.' They only know that 'the patient has a damp-heat type and should use No. 1 medicinal powder,' but they don't know the specific herbs in it or the amount of each."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yan couldn't help but nod in agreement. "Old ginger is spicier!" he exclaimed. "That makes sense! It broadened my perspective instantly."

However, promoting this is not as simple as just mentioning it to a few professors.

We need to talk to the leaders of the Ministry of Health, and we might even have to use the fund.

Fang Yan understood this point and said to Dean Zhao Xiwu:
“Alright, the promotion in Beijing will continue. I’ll go back and come up with a new grassroots promotion plan, and then I’ll go talk to the leaders of the Ministry of Health.”

Zhao Xiwu said:
"No rush. Make the plan more detailed and I'll get a few old guys to co-sign it and give you backing."

Fang Yan nodded in agreement, thanked Dean Zhao Xiwu, and then went home with the diagnostic disc. He needed to make a similar sample first, and then write out the promotion plan in detail so that it could be implemented.

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