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The extra parenthetical is very much clickbait. The doctor received surgery and care from other doctors using a protocol developed in an institute he helps helm
by nsagent 2y ago
The extra parenthetical is very much clickbait. The doctor received surgery and care from other doctors using a protocol developed in an institute he helps helm. That's quite different than saying he treated himself.
- istultus 2y agoIf it's clickbait - could just be a misreading on the part of the poster - it highlights an important fact - we all yearn to feel we have full control over a situation, even when in this case this sense of control is tenuous at best.
- dang 2y agoOk, we've taken that bit out of the title now. (Submitted title was "Top doctor remains brain cancer-free after a year (of his own treatment)") Submitters: "Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize." - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html