It occurred to me this post sounded critical of physicians. Not my intention. I certainly am not the first to point out that the practice of medicine is an art, not a science. I am scientifically trained and you would not want me to treat a hangnail. I might get an urge to experiment and that is something physicians should never do t…
It occurred to me this post sounded critical of physicians. Not my intention. I certainly am not the first to point out that the practice of medicine is an art, not a science. I am scientifically trained and you would not want me to treat a hangnail. I might get an urge to experiment and that is something physicians should never do to patients (even when calling them customers). And that was the problem with the china flu nonsense. It was a mix of incompetent science and atrocious medicine.
It occurred to me this post sounded critical of physicians. Not my intention. I certainly am not the first to point out that the practice of medicine is an art, not a science. I am scientifically trained and you would not want me to treat a hangnail. I might get an urge to experiment and that is something physicians should never do to patients (even when calling them customers). And that was the problem with the china flu nonsense. It was a mix of incompetent science and atrocious medicine.