Healthcare professionals earn public trust by practicing evidence-based medicine, not by diagnosing strangers from social media clips. Observation is one thing. Diagnosis is another.
Tag: Evidence Based Medicine
Deprescribing
The growing political rhetoric around “deprescribing” psychiatric medications sounds reasonable until ideology begins replacing medical expertise. A former healthcare provider reflects on what holistic care actually means, why psychiatric medications matter, and why medical policy should remain grounded in evidence rather than political theater.
Opinions Aren’t Evidence
Medical misinformation thrives on confidence, not competence. During COVID, social media turned opinion into “fact”—with real consequences.
We Were Promised Flying Cars
We grew up expecting the apocalypse—and instead got stagnation, superstition, and missed scientific leaps. Why don’t we have flying cars? Maybe the answer has less to do with technology and more to do with control.