3 ms·
There's the principle of neutrality and objectivity which is extremely important in science, especially when lives are at stake. 1000 a month may indeed not be
by nickserv 8y ago
There's the principle of neutrality and objectivity which is extremely important in science, especially when lives are at stake.
1000 a month may indeed not be a huge sum for a doctor, but it is not nothing, and one has to wonder what exactly is being bought here.
- DanielGee 8y agoEspecially considering medicine has a long history of being co-opted by money. There was a time when doctors were paid to push cigarettes by cigarette companies. https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/throwback-thursday-when-doctors-prescribed-healthy-cigarette-brands-165404/ https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/throwback-thursday-wh... And of course in recent times, pharma was able to convince doctors to push addictive painkillers to patients. A healthy skepticism is a good thing in science.