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Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically a... by bigchewy on Monday May 04, 2015 @11:42AM (#9486862)
It's more akin to spending 8 to 10 years writing a program (med school + residency +....) and then it takes 15 minutes to run the program for the individual instance
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Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically a... by emodendroket on Monday May 04, 2015 @01:35PM (#9487651)
But the article describes (and my own experience has been similar) patients being ignored because the doctor's made up his mind and it's on to the next patient without any time to stop and look at this particular patient's circumstances.
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