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Aristus

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4. Any time a patient tells me "I did my own research",

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2025, 08:57 PM

May 24

I start trying to see how fast I can get out of the exam room. I don’t need to listen to whatever maggoty horseshit they learned from some sixteen year-old high school dropout with a Tik-Tok channel.

I’m thinking of adopting “I’m the only person in the room with a license to practice medicine” as a response to the Dr. Youtubers who walk through my door.

Fortunately, there aren’t as many as there used to be. The word has gotten out. I do not brook any RFK Jr.-style worm-brained bullshit in my clinic.

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