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by dennis_jeeves
2403 days ago
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About 2 decades back when I was naive, I would have agreed with you. I have since then looked critically at the healthcare system. >This assumes widespread bad faith, when I think the situation is much different. There is really widespread bad faith and there is widespread incompetence. A near complete lack of integrity. ( there are always the physician/practitioner who is the exception, but they are rare.) >Doing nothing seems like giving up. This point to the competence aspect. In many situations doing nothing is precisely what is needed. In many types of cancer this is what is to be done. (I cannot be certain but this seems to be the case). Aggressive early treatment appears to endanger the patient more than inaction. No treatment is also 'doing something' and not to be confused with 'we-do-not-care' type of inaction. |
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