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Where are you turning right now for medical advice, if you can't or don't want to visit your doctor's office?
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July 23rd, 2020
Your own knowledge? a friend or relative in the medical field? a book? the Internet? TV talk shows? gossip?
Not the president, I hope.
Yesterday I heard a guy receiving optical advice from the counter man at the tire store.
The dilemma of weighing the proper guidance on a present condition against the risk of exposure to something more has always been there in a medical setting, but it’s heightened now.
How do you feel about this? Do you think we’ve habitually been too casual about seeing a doctor for every little thing, and now we have to be more judicious? or, on the other hand, are we letting things go that should be treated, or risking bad effects from amateur diagnoses and treatments?
Do you find yourself wishing you had a village shaman?
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