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“so little understanding of health” - compared to, for example, you? Whats your method of developing this understanding and does the state and society in which

“so little understanding of health” - compared to, for example, you? Whats your method of developing this understanding and does the state and society in which you live recognize your tremendous ‘understanding of health” and allow you to prescribe medications or perform surgery on other humans? If not, why not? Or are you just frustrated by how little we know about human health compared to what we wish we knew? (which I agree with but have made my peace with)

dimal 3y ago
I think medical research has progressed far beyond what clinicians are capable of using. I won’t claim to have any great understanding of health myself. But I’ve had issues where qualified doctors told me there was nothing to be done about my health issues, yet with some research I was able to find evidence-based interventions that I tried on my own, that helped. A Google search by an engineer should not outperform twelve years of rigorous medical training, but it did on multiple occasions. And many people have these types of experiences. It’s not unusual at all for people with chronic health issues. There’s something very wrong with that. But also, I agree that our understanding of health is still very limited, and I am ok with that. But MDs seem to think that their knowledge is much greater than it is. They tend to have a certainty in their assessments that is unwarranted. For example, instead of saying “Your bloodwork is within the normal range, so I’m not sure what’s causing your symptoms,” they will say “Your bloodwork is normal. You’re healthy.” Those are two very different statements. One shows empathy with their patient and allows for further investigation, and the other one says, “I did my job. You’re on your own now.”

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“so little understanding of health” - compared to, for example, you? Whats your method of developing this understanding and does the state and society in which

by ghufran_syed 3y ago

dimal 3y ago
I think medical research has progressed far beyond what clinicians are capable of using. I won’t claim to have any great understanding of health myself. But I’ve had issues where qualified doctors told me there was nothing to be done about my health issues, yet with some research I was able to find evidence-based interventions that I tried on my own, that helped. A Google search by an engineer should not outperform twelve years of rigorous medical training, but it did on multiple occasions. And many people have these types of experiences. It’s not unusual at all for people with chronic health issues. There’s something very wrong with that. But also, I agree that our understanding of health is still very limited, and I am ok with that. But MDs seem to think that their knowledge is much greater than it is. They tend to have a certainty in their assessments that is unwarranted. For example, instead of saying “Your bloodwork is within the normal range, so I’m not sure what’s causing your symptoms,” they will say “Your bloodwork is normal. You’re healthy.” Those are two very different statements. One shows empathy with their patient and allows for further investigation, and the other one says, “I did my job. You’re on your own now.”