keccers
@keccers.eth
There's this narrative pushed by alt-health that doctors are just pill pushers who don't ever offer up lifestyle treatments to solve issues, just throw pills at patients and go Even if that were 100% true, which I don't think that it is—let's think this through. People don't take their pills as it is! Adherence rates for chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension, both addressable with lifestyle change, are typically between 50% and 60%. And we believe, then, that patients who cannot handle this BURDEN of A PILL are going to reorient their lives to eat better, workout, spend more money on healthy food? And maintain that for the long term? I resent the doctor blaming I see over on X and from health influencers. Doctors are still a frontline for health information and interventions and those looking to change bigger systems shouldn't make them an enemy
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BrixBountyFarm 🎩
@brixbounty
Kinda think it blew up because of the Atlantic article… food colorings ugh. Tbh I was critical of their panel choices for the hearings on the hill. It’s a broken system, yet there are plenty of doctors making positive contributions. I’ve always thought it weird that barbers and hairdressers often know a whole lot more about most folks loves than a 1x year PCP. Problem being a big shortage of physicians. Too much casting discussions as black and white instead of gradients.
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keccers
@keccers.eth
The panel choices were embarrassing to me as someone who has cared about these issues longer than Calley Means has had his company. They mixed facts with falsehoods and hyperbole and were a poor representation of the larger community. Irresponsible handling of a great opportunity and a serious issue. They seem to go out of their way to be difficult to build coalition with and then wonder why that's happening. And PCPs??? Young people simply don't have those, I feel. The millennial cohort just doesn't go after they age out of the pediatrician. I need to get stats on this
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BrixBountyFarm 🎩
@brixbounty
Stats for our area, southern Bristol county ~350K folks, I think if everyone actually visited a primary 1x a year, we would need 3-4x the number of physicians just for that. Not happening. Makes a big difference for pre diabetes and smoking > cancer or so I’ve been told. My doc was leaving the clinic to go back to school to add psychiatry to his resume to meet the need of mental health docs in the area.
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