That was one of the big differences I saw in medical care here in Germany: pretty much all primary care physicians, and all gynecologists, have ultrasound machi

That was one of the big differences I saw in medical care here in Germany: pretty much all primary care physicians, and all gynecologists, have ultrasound machines at their practices and do the scans themselves. Sometimes the devices are a bit older, but there's such a lively market for them that I've seen old ultrasound machines at veterinary offices! They are also very, very reluctant to prescribe opioid-based painkillers, and even the over the counter ones like ibuprofen or paracetamol (acetaminophen) are sold in 10-packs and truly from behind the pharmacist's counter, not economy-sized jars of 500 on grocery store shelves.