As a practicing physician and occasional patient, I think there’s too much focus on Covid as the main factor in mistrust. Most people don’t know anything about RCTs, etc. What they and I know is that medical practice is uncaring, fragmented, expensive, non-transparent, and profit driven. Let’s not forget that the curves begin with about …
As a practicing physician and occasional patient, I think there’s too much focus on Covid as the main factor in mistrust. Most people don’t know anything about RCTs, etc. What they and I know is that medical practice is uncaring, fragmented, expensive, non-transparent, and profit driven. Let’s not forget that the curves begin with about 30% mistrust before the pandemic. Covid was the final straw, but even without a pandemic, trust can only go down.
yes, many people had blind faith in the medical system and if covid had any bright side, it was that many more people have had their eyes forced open. my distrust in conventional medicine goes back to childhood. i just saw too many things that were wrong. and i grew up in an era when doctors still made house calls!
i welcome newbies to the club! it's been interesting to read Dr Prassad over time and see the steps he went through: from mild suspicion to greater doubt to disbelief to sadness to outright disgust.
As a practicing physician and occasional patient, I think there’s too much focus on Covid as the main factor in mistrust. Most people don’t know anything about RCTs, etc. What they and I know is that medical practice is uncaring, fragmented, expensive, non-transparent, and profit driven. Let’s not forget that the curves begin with about 30% mistrust before the pandemic. Covid was the final straw, but even without a pandemic, trust can only go down.
yes, many people had blind faith in the medical system and if covid had any bright side, it was that many more people have had their eyes forced open. my distrust in conventional medicine goes back to childhood. i just saw too many things that were wrong. and i grew up in an era when doctors still made house calls!
i welcome newbies to the club! it's been interesting to read Dr Prassad over time and see the steps he went through: from mild suspicion to greater doubt to disbelief to sadness to outright disgust.