I may be completely off the mark, but I think that the cost of research may be hidden somewhere in all those huge numbers . US is making breakthroughs all the time in drugs, medical machinery/equipment, IT in medicine, disease discovery & prevention, etc. For example, HPV vaccine came from the US (I know about this, because my daughter will be vaccinated when she reaches teenage period).
Much of the rest of the world is piggybacking on US. That's my opinion. I am from Europe.
Much of the rest of the world is piggybacking on US. That's my opinion. I am from Europe.