Lately I've been thinking that all of modern medicine is a net loss. The big wins are anti-biotics - which are fast running out due to overuse leading to resistant pathogens - and orthopedic/trauma surgery which is mostly just carpentry trained up from battlefield injuries.
I have almost never had a problem, gone to a doctor, and left with that problem fixed. It's always try this, wait and see, come back in two weeks, get this inconclusive scan for $2000, etc.
Life expectancy is decreasing - and you might say that's because everyone eats like shit and sits on their ass all day - which is true, but that means that all the medical technology in the world loses to diet and exercise.
Lately I've been thinking that all of modern medicine is a net loss. The big wins are anti-biotics - which are fast running out due to overuse leading to resistant pathogens - and orthopedic/trauma surgery which is mostly just carpentry trained up from battlefield injuries.
I have almost never had a problem, gone to a doctor, and left with that problem fixed. It's always try this, wait and see, come back in two weeks, get this inconclusive scan for $2000, etc.
Life expectancy is decreasing - and you might say that's because everyone eats like shit and sits on their ass all day - which is true, but that means that all the medical technology in the world loses to diet and exercise.