Doctor Criticism Debate

Discussions center on criticizing doctors for incompetence, mistakes, self-interest, or poor patient care, often in response to personal stories, with counterarguments defending the profession or noting not all doctors are the same.

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dredmorbius Jul 6, 2016 View on HN

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12040933"No person" is a rather extreme position.Turns out some doctors are idiots, or frauds, or incompetent.Turns out some just follow the protocol they're told to follow, even if they laugh at it (as in the link above, from this thread).

nickff Oct 11, 2020 View on HN

It sounds like your doctor was a big source of trouble; shouldn’t they be the one regulated out of existence?

brational Apr 5, 2016 View on HN

Well, doctors are just "practicing medicine" after all...

et2o May 8, 2016 View on HN

Surprised I had to scroll this far to find someone blaming a physicians.

jjcon Jan 29, 2022 View on HN

Suggests doctors in general are wrong... Proceeds to quote other doctors?

therockspush Sep 25, 2020 View on HN

ya, its almost like the doctor doesn't have his patients best interest in mind.

jboog Nov 3, 2020 View on HN

Can't trust doctors because one time a doctor made a mistake!Flawless logic!

kansface Dec 8, 2021 View on HN

Exactly right! The doctor has her own problems to care about!

andrewstuart Dec 18, 2015 View on HN

It's a pity it's corrupting doctors. Shouldn't be necessary.

Arelius Dec 10, 2011 View on HN

You wrongly assume that all doctors think the same way.