You and I would never get on a plane just because its manufacturer scored well on Yelp. Direct-to-consumer Medicine has become a giant Skinner box, with those pulling the strings just as hungry for clicks as the media. Our priorities are misplaced, and there’s no pressure for that to improve.
Did you ❤️ your doctor’s response to your message? Was it accurate, or pleasant? Cue Paloma Faith’s “Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?” AI demonstrates this too well:
Stop the circus. Get Pharma out of advertising altogether. Gauge real metrics like outcomes, not “did you think you got an appointment soon enough?” Cap healthcare CEO salaries. Any drug development using any tax dollars is capped. Any research paper using any tax dollars can’t be paywalled. Etc.
You and I would never get on a plane just because its manufacturer scored well on Yelp. Direct-to-consumer Medicine has become a giant Skinner box, with those pulling the strings just as hungry for clicks as the media. Our priorities are misplaced, and there’s no pressure for that to improve.
Did you ❤️ your doctor’s response to your message? Was it accurate, or pleasant? Cue Paloma Faith’s “Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?” AI demonstrates this too well:
https://acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.42737#:~:text=The%20overall%20proportion%20of%20AI,AI%20(0%20of%2021).
Stop the circus. Get Pharma out of advertising altogether. Gauge real metrics like outcomes, not “did you think you got an appointment soon enough?” Cap healthcare CEO salaries. Any drug development using any tax dollars is capped. Any research paper using any tax dollars can’t be paywalled. Etc.
I could go on, but thank you for asking.
Formula for doctors and politicians - tell me what’s wrong and what you propose doing about it.
Formula for good dogs: first: be a dog. (He’s a beauty)
I'd call it a rant - maybe one you held onto for quite a while.
AND beautiful beautiful dog.
Wow! You read that quickly!!
I was reading my emails when you posted it!
Most of us see that whole appointment/doctor visit from the other side - looking at it from your side I can understand the frustration.
I have also been on the patient side, so I do know both well. You’ll also notice I am advocating for other patients.