It's not clear to me if he invented a new device, or simply built a 2$ home made version of a 6000$ standard bubble-CPAP.
In other word, is this a story about ingenuity saving lives, or about regulation and industry profiting on medical devices killing lives?
(Note that I'm not saying that we necessarily have too much regulation or that medical industry profits too much; I'm just saying that in this specific case they would be failing to save people, while overall they could still be optimal)
(Note that I'm not saying that we necessarily have too much regulation or that medical industry profits too much; I'm just saying that in this specific case they would be failing to save people, while overall they could still be optimal)