Re: Farewell to Scrubs

On Sun, 10 May 2009 15:30:45 -0700 (PDT), hancock4@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

On May 10, 3:58 am, Rob Jensen <ShutUp...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
it's a genetic malfunction -- Huntington's Disease.

What is with TV and this disease? Is it that common?

They made it a plot basis on Everwood, then House, then Scrubs.
(Maybe more shows?)

I don't think Huntington's is that common -- I think that it's just
very, very convenient to use as a medical storyline because of its
inherent Schroedinger's Cat dilemma. It's hereditary (genetic) *and*
incurable *and* it isn't bogged down with gender/sexual identity
issues (breast cancer, prostate cancer) or the baggage of STDs (in
particular, HIV).

-- Rob
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