Science has been thoroughly corrupted because of money and politics. This is especially true in “health care”.
Big pharma has incredible control over treatment/research - “there is a pill for that” is not usually the best health care but doctors prescribe because it is faster and easier and they can go on to the next patient. Big pharma lobbies doctors to prescribe their products and often there are better alternatives that should be attempted first. Big pharma will suppress cheap and safe alternatives for new and expensive medications. I give them credit for lots of “research”, but it is usually research for profit - not the public good.
Our “public health” and even world health to some extent is heavily influenced by big pharma and the politicians/media they shower money upon. This includes med school curriculum and research. The proof is the amount of drugs our nation consumes from people in white coats compared to the rest of the world. This pharmaceutical approach can have a major impact on long-term health and can be especially harmful to young people as it impacts their development. There are also many drugs that should be closely monitored for proper dosage and effect, but it does not always happen unless the patient educates themselves.
There is little focus on wellness and preventative medicine because there is little money in it for the health care system. The overall improvement that could be achieved by a simple blood test with diagnostic software and an app that promotes supplements is incredible. Long-term deficiencies in vitamins and minerals often cause long-term health issues. While exercise and diet are harder to control for most patients, many of them would supplement as recommended. These same blood test can also aid in early detection of serious health issues like cancer or apps via smart technology that would catch cardiac or pulmonary issues (like sleep apnea) minimizing the cost and impact of treatment if caught and treated early.
Overall, as someone very immersed in the world of medicine 30+ years ago I am very disappointed with the progress of health care in our country and felt that way prior to Covid. Covid revealed a lot of this to many people at a great cost because few had paid attention to it, but the lessons are applicable far beyond “Covid” and we should recognize them and apply them to the system which is much like our government - corrupted by money.
One of the best examples of this (paid for with a lot of preventable deaths/misery) is vitamin D. If you have not looked at the studies on vitamin D and Covid you should. A perfectly safe and cheap supplement that could have really helped with the “pandemic”, but unless you did your own research and sought out alternative viewpoints (against the “scientific consensus”), you would not have known this.
It is unforgivable to me and this single subject should cause change in our public health approach moving forward, but it won’t. The “system” is too invested in the failed structure we have now.
There was a recent thread suggesting that it was radiation, rather than vitamin D, that led to better Covid outcomes. Not sure I’m convinced, but food for thought.