An Indian couple turned to crowdfunding platforms to raise funds for their baby's treatment. The 16-month-old boy needs a drug worth over $2.1 million to beat spinal muscular atrophy. Priyanka Sharma asks, should critical life-saving drugs be so expensive?

Gravitas: Indian couple crowdfunds to save baby

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Gravitas: Indian couple crowdfunds to save baby

The life-saving drug Dexamethasone reduces COVID-19 deaths