Recently was at the doctor, and he thought previous ppl who had treated me were wrong. "That's not the cdc recommendation", he said.
But then he checked against, saw cdc had updated, and was like ok you're fine.
It made me uneasy how much he just blindly trusted the cdc webpage-
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Like, there was zero organic questioning in him. He didn't care why the cdc had updated, he didn't seem to doubt at all or want to investigate. It was like he just referred blindly to a manual and that was really scary. I do not have the same faith in the cdc that he did.
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Of course maybe he simply doesn't have time to do any independent research? But I would definitely pay more for a doctor who took the time to research everything like this.
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its a tough call - some doctors just wing it and don't look for new recommendations and just do what they have always done.
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Doctors are little more than glorified body mechanics. Just following diagnostic manuals and such. They don't care as long as they can profit off of your illness.
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Every institution we have is rotten. There's simple fixes for many ailments (mostly lifestyle related), but if you go to the doc you're getting a prescription. But it's hard to blame them, it's what they were taught andmost docs seem overworked and may lack the time to research
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Have fired 4 doctors. One recommended a premenopause complete hysterectomy, one lied pre-op. Helped put one in jail for sexual assault of unconscious patients; saw him one day, not long ago, driving a cab. One, just stupid.
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Here's an (admittedly open) secret:
Most industry professionals in basically any highly educated field, whether it be law, engineering, or yes, medicine, look up information. There's just too much information to memorize it all.
Which is not to say the CDC is a good source.
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