Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1098 - 1060: Support from the Minister

After dinner, Lin Jie asked, "Dr. Skeller, do you have any plans for tonight?"Skeller smiled and explained, "Every time I visit a new place, I generally hold two or three discussion sessions."

"One is a forum with young doctors where I can learn about the local medical education level. Another is a forum with middle-aged doctors, which allows me to understand the local medical standards."

"Dr. Lin, tonight I would like to have a discussion with the key doctors of this hospital."

Lin Jie laughed, "This is something that the Affiliated Hospital would welcome."

"I will inform Dean Cheng and ask him to make arrangements."

"Dr. Lin, there's no need for special arrangements; it will just be an informal discussion where everyone can speak freely."

Skeller politely added, "Dr. Lin, I know you're a busy person. Thank you very much for taking the time to introduce me to the experimental therapy today."

"There must be a pile of things waiting for you to handle, so you don't need to accompany me for the evening discussion."

Lin Jie lightly laughed and said, "Dr. Skeller, you are too polite. We are partners; a little company is due."

"I'll have a student take you to meet Dean Cheng."

Leaving the office, Lin Jie first made a phone call to Cheng Xingguang, learning that he was in the hospital, and informed him about Skeller's intention to hold a discussion.

Then Lin Jie found Guo Peng and asked him to take Skeller to the dean's office.

After seeing Skeller out of the annex, Lin Jie called Zhou Ziyan over and asked, "Is there research being done on the low-cost version of the inducer?"

Zhou Ziyan nodded and said, "Some younger members of my family are working on it under my father's guidance."

He further explained, "This low-cost version mainly substitutes rare medicinal materials like the century-old wild ginseng and wild tiger bone with twenty-year cultivated ginseng and deer antler, among others, making some replacements based on the principle of compatibility with the medicinal properties."

Lin Jie asked with concern, "How is the efficacy?"

Zhou Ziyan replied, "The formula is still being fine-tuned."

"Currently, the most effective formula we have tested shows around sixty percent of the efficacy of the inducer we are currently using."

He further explained, "Even at sixty percent, the effect is about three times that of the best culture medium."

Lin Jie murmured in thought, "Although the efficacy seems a bit low compared to the inducer we use, it should suffice for intradural tumors and intracerebral tumors."

He decided, "Zhou Ziyan, please inform the elder Zhou."

"Put in appropriate efforts into the research of this low-cost version of the inducer to ideally finalize the formula and enable small-scale production within a month."

Zhou Ziyan curiously asked, "Teacher, are we planning to conduct a large-scale experiment?"

Lin Jie smiled and said, "In a month, perhaps many foreign medical research institutions will request the inducer from us for some clinical treatment trials."

"The most effective inducer's supply is very limited, and of course, we can't give it to them. This low-cost version of the inducer will be sufficient for their experiments."

Lin Jie vaguely explained and was about to dismiss Zhou Ziyan when he suddenly thought of something.

"Zhou Ziyan, during my conversation with Dr. Skeller today, I realized my shortcomings, such as not thinking thoroughly enough about the extended applications of many studies."

"Please inform others, saying it's my instruction."

"Ask each of them to think of any additional applications and uses of our experimental therapy and this inducer, with as much imagination as possible."

Zhou Ziyan smiled, "Yes, teacher! I will inform them one by one."

"For now, that's it."

Lin Jie just waved his hand.

But as he waved, he stopped midway and paused.

This action left Zhou Ziyan unsure whether to leave or stay.

He waited for a while, seeing Lin Jie seemed lost in thought, and couldn't help asking, "Teacher..."

Lin Jie softly said "Oh," then suddenly smiled, "Zhou Ziyan, I actually thought of another use for the inducer."

He happily declared, "Zhou Ziyan, your dissertation is on oral traditional Chinese supplements and their effect on recovery from trauma."

"This inducer is equivalent to the highest grade of traditional Chinese supplements, and we have already made it injectable and absorbable by the human body without significant side effects."

"You can continue your research, looking into the effects of injectable traditional Chinese supplements on various trauma recoveries."

"I have a hunch that this effect on accelerating trauma recovery should be very significant."

"If the effect is indeed as I predict, then the medical market potential for traditional Chinese supplements could be imagined."

"Such supplements would surely be in great demand for severe physical traumas and professional athletes who frequently get injured,"

Zhou Ziyan understood naturally.

The assumption Lin Jie mentioned, if proven effective, contains immense commercial value.

A key step in this research is to extract the effective components absorbable by the human body from the decoction through diffusion methods like the gastrointestinal membrane.

Although this method was conceived by Zhou Ziyan himself,

In strict terms, this method belongs to the research group's achievements, not solely his own.

As the head of the research group, Lin Jie can fully claim this achievement as his own.

Now, the idea of injectable traditional Chinese supplements to accelerate trauma recovery was first proposed by Lin Jie,

After careful consideration, he cautiously said, "Teacher, this research can be considered an extension of my dissertation."

"The method of using gastrointestinal membrane dialysis to extract the active ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine is the result of the entire research team."

"In the end, if the research on the intramuscular injection of Chinese medicine supplements for trauma recovery yields results, will it count as the team's research outcome, or?"

Lin Jie waved his hand with a smile, "I don't have the thick skin for that."

"It's all considered your own research achievement, and you can handle it freely..."

At this moment, Zhou Ziyan was truly moved.

He felt ashamed, realizing he had judged a gentleman with a petty mind.

Lin Jie didn't even want a share of the credit...

Lin Jie left the annex and went to Felix's ward, where he met the waiting Felix couple, along with Tian Xiangyu and Huo Guangheng.

"Teacher, these are Felix's test results for today."

Lin Jie took the tablet handed over by Tian Xiangyu, carefully reviewed it, and said, "Mr. Felix, comparing your test results with the ones I saw from Dr. Skeller a couple of days ago, there's no change in your condition."

"It seems that the long journey did not affect your tumor."

"Now, let me introduce my surgical plan to you..."

Lin Jie brought up a dynamic demonstration image on the tablet, and while it played, he explained to the Felix couple, "I will open a direct channel to the tumor here."

"Then I'll insert a drip tube to release an inducer to move the tumor towards this path."

"Once part of the tumor passes through this channel, I will implant a device similar to an octopus, which will hook onto this part and then drag the main body of the tumor through, relocating it here."

"Then I will surgically remove the tumor."

Lin Jie reminded them, "Mr. and Mrs. Felix, although this demonstration seems fast, the actual process is very prolonged."

"If everything goes smoothly, it will take at least a month and a half."

Lin Jie honestly informed them, "Even if everything goes well and the tumor is removed, Mr. Felix, you will lose hearing in your left ear, some olfactory function, and there might be partial facial paralysis."

"I must also tell you that this is just a bold hypothesis of mine, and I cannot guarantee effectiveness."

Felix gently nodded, held his wife's hand, and said, "Dr. Lin, Dr. Skeller has explained to us multiple times and said there's no guarantee of success."

"But she also pointed out that this is our only hope of removing the tumor."

"Dr. Lin, we trust you!"

Lin Jie put away the tablet and said, "Then rest well tonight, and the surgery will be at nine-thirty tomorrow morning..."

On his way back to his office, Lin Jie received a call from Lu Kaicheng.

"Lin Jie, that Jia Lin you recommended has been diagnosed, and it's not ALS."

Hearing this, Lin Jie felt relieved.

That means, yesterday's judgment was correct, sparing his reputation any harm.

"What disease is it?"

"It's cervical spinal myelitis."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie understood immediately that Jia Lin's symptoms were caused by damage to the spinal nerves due to inflammation.

However, spinal myelitis is not a simple inflammation.

Especially occurring in the critical cervical region, if the condition worsens significantly, it could lead to total paralysis,

"Is it serious?"

"Her visit to the hospital was timely, the inflammation isn't too severe, and the likelihood of paralysis is low. She has been arranged for inpatient treatment, and barring any special unforeseen events, she should recover in two to three months."

Lin Jie had just hung up when another call came in.

It was from a landline number in Beijing.

As soon as the call connected, a cheerful male baritone voice came through, "Expert Lin, this is Xiao Chen from the Health Commission."

Lin Jie paused for a moment, then immediately responded, "Minister Xiao, hello!"

"The reason for this call is to let you know that your application for the intelligent medical systems research project is something I strongly support. However, the support funds from the ministry are limited, and the required funding for your research is too large..."

A light sigh came over the line, followed by the voice continuing, "With various considerations, even as a minister, I can't act arbitrarily, so I can only provide nominal support."

"I hope Expert Lin won't hold any resentment towards the Health Commission."

Resentment, naturally, there is.

But Lin Jie certainly wouldn't say that; he smiled and said, "Getting the Health Commission's approval for the project is the greatest support for us."

"Minister Xiao, we will proceed with this project step by step, and I have confidence we'll complete it."

"Expert Lin, you are always creating miracles. I also believe you will succeed."

"By the way, in a private capacity, I have spoken with the deans of Xiehe Hospital, Jingcheng University Affiliated Hospital, Guangshen Baiyun Hospital, and a few others."

"They're all very interested in the intelligent medical systems research project you're leading."

"Expert Lin, perhaps you might want to have more conversations with them to explore any potential for collaboration."

At a ministerial level, there's no such thing as private capacity.

Lin Jie knew this was Minister Xiao's way of showing support, helping to gather allies for the project...