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The head at Karolinska said that they used Chloroquine becuase everyone else did. They had reports of side-effects that were more severe than expected, so now t

The head at Karolinska said that they used Chloroquine becuase everyone else did. They had reports of side-effects that were more severe than expected, so now they stopped using it all together.

ornornor 7y ago
> The head at Karolinska said that they used Chloroquine becuase everyone else did. Really troubling if that’s the only metric they go by to decide whether to administer a particular treatment or not!
- hkeide 7y ago
  This is pretty common in medicine. Consensus weighs heavier than actual evidence unfortunately.
  - ornornor 7y ago
    I had no idea...
  - sekh60 7y ago
    I didn't know that. I could see that trend in the U.S., given how litigious people can be about medical treatments and alledged malpractice by everyone following consensus before research one can defend a treatment by saying it is current best practice, everyone does it after all. Do you think something like that happens?
    - hkeide 7y ago
      I haven’t considered that angle but I think it comes down to human nature mostly. Trust in authorities seem to be our default mode of operation, and critical thinking is not something that’s taught in med school or valued in hospitals. Doctors are mostly not scientists. Ask your doctor to read a study and they might read the abstract. Most have no ability to evaluate the quality of a study