A weary reflection on medical misinformation, social media “experts,” and the emotional exhaustion healthcare workers feel when expertise no longer matters.
Tag: Public Health
Oh My Heck (As They Say Here in Utah)
A sardonic and angry reflection on medical misinformation, social media conspiracy theories, and the exhausting reality of watching internet nonsense overpower actual science and healthcare expertise.
Sir, Have You Tried Going Outside?
A sardonic companion piece examining the strange political rediscovery of “holistic care,” internet wellness culture, and the increasingly bizarre idea that psychiatrists have somehow never heard of therapy, exercise, or vegetables.
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.