Sorry - this is an absolute load of crap. There is a whole field of preventative medicine (also called population medicine) that aims to reduce the burden of d

Sorry - this is an absolute load of crap. There is a whole field of preventative medicine (also called population medicine) that aims to reduce the burden of disease. Ever seen an advert for exercise? Seen warnings about levels of obesity? Seen an anti smoking sign? Received a vaccination? They are all driven by doctors, who aim to change behaviour to reduce the burden of disease. There is enough disease and sickness to keep all the doctors of the world employed even if we were actually able to fix all the problems people currently have. The major problem is, we don't have tools to fix the issues that are major in western societies: they suffer chronic diseases, and the problem with chronic disease is that they are very hard to treat (degenerative bone disorders, arthritis, emphysema and bronchitis, cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, diabetes and diabetes-related complications, many many others) Don't drink the cool aid that has been thrown around... the problem is changing behaviour is hard - no-one wants to do it until they start suffering, and then it's too late. The idea that doctors are sitting there enjoying this windfall from patients they allow to get sick just so they can keep bread on the table is quite frankly extremely offensive and basely ignorant