Kevin Bae

Non-Social in a Socially Networked World

Tag: Doctors

  • Huh… Doctors and scientists are human?

    Huh… Doctors and scientists are human?

    This story in the Atlanta Journal about epilepsy patients being enrolled in drug trials without their consent revealed that doctors and researchers are in fact humans with human foibles. Huh… go figure. I thought they were immune to bias and always “followed the science.” Hospitals and doctors used feelings and prejudices regarding which drugs? You…

  • Between 15% & 30% of health care is probably unnecessary?!?

    I just read an opinion piece in the New York Times where cardiologist, Dr. Sandeep Jauhar talks about people not going to the doctor or hospitals during the COVID-19 bruhaha. In this article he talks about how perhaps we go to the doctor too much. I agree. When you go to the doctor they’re don’t…