The Town of Allopath
Click on the picture to watch this interesting fable about modern medicine. I wouldn't endorse everything and it does go a bit too far at times (esp. regarding ordinary people and trying to save their jobs), but it is thought-provoking and an interesting use of animation to get a message across. I think the message at the end is the important part. Some of what the website linked to it says may be worth checking out too.
posted by Timothy Davis | 3:38 pm
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I think the video shows the obstinancy of the human spirit to any change. I recently read an article about a medical researcher who identified in the '60s that lactic acid was a fuel within muscles and not (as wrongly believed) causing the degredation of muscle performance. It took this guy over 30 years to correct this error because the wrong idea was so fimrly established. In this example there was no money at stake. What happens when you add that dimension...
Yes, the medical community can be rather unquestioning about received orthodoxy, esp. in N.I. How dare you disagree with the experts! We had to diagnose Mary's PCOS and treat it ourselves. The N.I. medical community can be so backward! (At least in our experience.)
Sometimes I think NHS doctors should spend some time as engineers to learn about analyis, diagnosis, logic and problem-solving, as well as know a bit more about being accountable to their customer. The NHS has a lot to do with this in how it confines the ability of the doctors to diagnose and treat illnesses.
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