Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018)
by y4mi on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @12:15PM
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I'd wager that you just went to an 'allgemeinarzt'... they're doctors for general illnesses, which usually go away within a few days. practically just to get an AU so you can get a few days of paid leave[1].
If you're having an actual issue, you'd have to go to a specialized doctor or a hospital which has the equipment to actually diagnose your issue... such as an xray machine in your case. diagnosis is done right after taking the image, so you'd have had a similar experience if you went to an actual clinic
[1] according to the Finanzamt (german IRS) the average worker takes an additional 12 days of paid leave like that... additional to the normal 20-30 days.
Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018)
by baud147258 on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @12:11PM
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> because the healthcare system is overrun with people that come in with sniffles and aches that go away in a few days
I have a family member who's working in ER in a public hospital in France, she told us that there's a lot of people who come in for nothing, often abusing the free ambulance service. And apparently whenever it's raining there's less people coming in, all things being equal.
1. Mom goes to doctor because of shoulder pain
2. Doctor prescribes "health spa" (wtf?) to see if the pain will go away. Apparently "spa time" is a common default prescription because the healthcare system is overrun with people that come in with sniffles and aches that go away in a few days?
3. Spa Time does nothing (as predicted); doctor orders xrays
4. Process/analysis/??? is taking forever; in the meantime we have moved back to USA
5. US doctor correctly diagnoses problem same day as initial visit and orders specialized PT that actually helps