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To: THE ANT who wrote (100781)	5/26/2013 9:21:12 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 218147

I dunno .. sounds like the argument that we need to pay for the best and the brightest in politics.. (Choking heavily as I say that.. VERY heavily.. )not trying to insult but far too many docs I have met are worth less than a good car mechanic.. fully half my high school friends became docs or dentists.. I have a good handle on how smart they are / were .. real good handle.. If I was not informed (client) and educating my doc (sometimes) I'd be in trouble... He's not dumb.. but he sure is not God... sorry...

To: THE ANT who wrote (100781)	5/26/2013 10:24:38 PM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218147

Doctors have an appalling success rate in correctly identifying and correcting medical matters. The main problem seems to be that they allocate a tiny amount of time to a situation and assume that the cause is the most common [and least consequential] cause which could possibly result in at least some of the symptoms. So, for example, meningitis is commonly mistaken for the common cold. Malignant tumours are mistaken for "glands are up". Dietary deficiencies are ignored. <Lower pay would greatly reduce the brightest group of male doctors. > The problem is not so much a lack of brains as a lack of due care and attention. Doctors are so expensive that half-witted nurses are left to make decisions and conduct procedures. Midwives in NZ have taken over from obstetricians [resulting in dead and maimed babies]. Medical care is so expensive that people self-diagnose and self-medicate rather than pay heaps for mistaken treatment, or they simply ignore the problem and hope it goes away. The medical cartel needs to be deregulated and made competitive so that quality goes way up and costs come way down. There needs to be a Toyota or McDonalds of medical matters with consistent top quality control and efficiency. All too common <If I was not informed (client) and educating my doc (sometimes) I'd be in trouble... He's not dumb.. but he sure is not God...> Mqurice