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Originally posted by kingpins: ↑

Hi Dex
Yes I also once upon a time did believe in the sanctity of the medical profession, but it has changed in my experience
First the quality of training dropped
The conscience and care given became less important
The race for money became paramount
The safety of their jobs and career overrode all else

By no means is this change limited to the medical profession but due to advancing age and greater experience with their poor results I certainly have a very strong impression that I stay well away from them. I do know that my life span has been reduced due to "unsuccessful operations by specialists

Between November 2019 and October 2022, 6,504 Australian doctors received payments from pharmaceutical companies.
The total amount paid was $33.44 million, with the median payment being $1,500.
The specialties that received the largest payments were hematology or oncology, cardiology, and endocrinology.
The top contributing companies were Novartis, AstraZeneca, and Bayer.
Payments can include registration fees, travel costs, and fees for service.
Doctors may also be paid to give talks to other doctors, serve on advisory boards, and attend overseas conferences and meetings. Pharmaceutical company payments to Australian doctors ...
6 May 2024 — A total of 6504 doctors (4.9% of all medical practitioners registered in Australia; 4086 men, 63%) had received at least...
The Medical Journal of Australia -- Drug companies pay doctors over A$11 million a year
Two years ago I was recommended to have a pacemaker fitted as my heart was damaged
The one fitted was (I was told by medics) that it was the most expensive one made, but when I looked up the specs it was not one to suit my problem
After more research I came across a 1980 ? ABC program that went into the pacemaker scam where the gov, the medical insurance paid for it and the doctors got a kick back for fitting it BUT after all this time no follow up action was ever taken and the doctors were more concerned as to the patient having medical insurance rather than the necessity of the patient needing it I have yet to see if my pacemaker does anything at all

So then comes Covid and I do know doctors who would not tow the Gov line who were sacked

So you can see I do not have a high opinion of the medical profession
This was my experience and everyone should come to their own conclusions but just be sure to ask questions and check the answers

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Hi @kingpins

Sorry you had and possibly still are having a hard time over medical issues and treatment … I hope things steady up for you.

My problem with doctor bashing on these threads is that a very small percentage of them might not be all we want them to be, and some abuse bulk billing rules to top up a system that from what I hear is woefully inadequate.

I gave Fish an example of a small proportion of butchers likely to be dodgy.

It happens for sure in a portion of the construction industry … and per news this week, is rampant in the Taxi industry that includes apparently dishonesty to the point of criminality.

Those small percentages don’t justify slagging off about a whole profession or profession, like seems to happen regularly when discussing doctors and the medical profession on Paws.

Cheers
Dex