A boy, his brain, and a decades-long medical controversy

Re:A boy, his brain, and a decades-long medical controversy by cperciva on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @02:59AM (#27525672)

Man deserves true freedom. To self diagnose if one so desires, to kill oneself through incorrect prescriptions if one so desires.

The thing is, none of the rules you mention exist to stop patients from doing anything. Rather, they exist to protect desperate patients from con artists selling (sometimes literally) snake oil "cures".

I'm reminded of accredited investor rules -- which also chafe at times, but are equally essential for protecting people from scams.

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Re:A boy, his brain, and a decades-long medical controversy by renewiltord on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @10:15AM (#27528729)

Indeed, but the accredited investor rules do have a relatively easy escape. The corresponding escape for medicine is really hard.

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Re:A boy, his brain, and a decades-long medical controversy by cperciva on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @12:49PM (#27530642)

For medical devices we have "for scientific and recreational use only".

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Re:A boy, his brain, and a decades-long medical controversy by rscho on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @08:27AM (#27527709)

This is correct. Am MD and agree fully. GP clearly hasn't thought through all the implications of his statement.

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