Comment on Why are doctors so hands off and unhelpful in the USA?
Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 2 months agoNon-compliant patients who “do their own research” on the internet.
In the US they advertise drugs directly to us, we’re expected to do our own marketing-guided research to speed along the transaction.
Boozilla@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You’re right, it’s a complex issue that my bullet point just kind of touched on (and lacks nuance). In many ways, patients are required to navigate their own health care and be their own champion and advocate It gets messy when we encounter misinformation that tells us what we want to hear, but isn’t based on solid science.