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Re:Covid-19 may have killed nearly 3M in India, far more tha... by reacharavindh on Monday January 10, 2022 @07:54AM (#29874043)
Blunt answer : Money, greed, short term thinking and lack of ethics.

How? Doctors turn into actors and cheat the public. Anecdotally, my relatives say they were never treated for COVID, but told that they needed admission because they have high risks(diabetes, respiratory troubles, high blood pressure) and need to be monitored in order to make sure COVID is treated early. After 4 days of a battery of tests(non COVID related), they are sent home saying they escaped the wrath of COVID because they were lucky. I don’t know what to say.

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Re:Covid-19 may have killed nearly 3M in India, far more tha... by alkonaut on Monday January 10, 2022 @08:27AM (#29874425)
This is why I'd never want to visit any doctor whose paycheck is affected by the treatment he gives (or doesn't).

A doctor who has even a small kickback on prescriptions from a pharmaceutical company is completely out of the question in my book at least.

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