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Now I'm curious how similar being a software developer is to being a doctor, in the way of having to stay up to date with the latest stuff. Like, how much new m

• yunwal 2y ago
  > how much new medical research is just hype nonsense There are actual rules in medicine about the devices, medicines, and procedures you can and can’t use. You can’t just have a doctor use a device or medicine that hasn’t been proven to be as good or better than the existing standard of care (unless you’re specifically participating in a clinical trial). So the amount of BS you can get away with is limited in that way. However, medical providers are also under a lot more financial stress than most startups, and less constrained by market pressures, so there’s a lot more incentive for straight up corruption (e.g. ordering unnecessary expensive tests).