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It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
Doc Bastard
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Doc Bastard
@DocBastard
I'm no one too special, just a regular trauma surgeon trying to save the world one idiot at a time. Evidence or it didn't happen.
Joined January 2012
- People you do NOT want to hear say "oh fuck": 1) a trauma surgeon 2) a seismologist monitoring underground nuclear explosions
- 1) No they don’t. 2) No they don’t. 3) Yes they can. 4) No, they reduce SIDS by 50%. 5) No they don’t. 6) No they fucking don’t. 7) No they don’t except for fleetingly rare anaphylaxis. 8) No they don’t. 9) No they don’t. Vaccines cause adults.
- Dear medical professionals, Before every patient interaction in the hospital, remember that every patient you see is likely having one of the worst days of their lives. Act like you give a damn. Sincerely, A doctor who gives a damn
- After several decades, thousands of hand washings, and hundreds of surgeries, I finally managed to lose my wedding ring today. My children cried because I was upset. But my wife simply said “The ring, unlike our marriage, can be replaced”. If you can find such a partner, do it.
- My post on busting vaccine myths is finally done. 72 points, all soundly refuted with citations. Feel free to use it as needed. docbastard.net/2019/03/bustin…
- My job is in jeopardy? I’m a trauma surgeon, madam. Please tell me what alternative modality could treat a stab wound to the left ventricle. Homeopathy? Crystals? Bach flower remedies? Detox? Acupuncture? Chiropractic? Alkaline diet? I’ll wait. @RoseFreeSpeech
- Dear doctors who teach doctors-in-training, Just because some asshole doctor treated you like shit and made your life hell doesn’t mean you have to propagate the feeling. You can teach effectively without being a asshole. Try teaching compassion. Sincerely, A doctorHumans of New York on Instagram hitting the spot where it hurts for many docs.
- 1) No you haven’t. 2) Autism isn’t “curable”. 3) Homeopathy is bullshit. 4) You are a shameless charlatan who is preying on and defrauding gullible, desperate parents. 5) Delete your account. @AlanFreestone
- US flu deaths 2015-16: 23,000 US flu deaths 2016-17: 38,000 US flu deaths 2017-18: 61,000 US flu deaths 2018-19: 34,200 US flu deaths 2019-20: 24,000 US COVID deaths in 6 months: 162,000
- Mother in 1955: Thank god someone invented a way to prevent my child from dying of polio. Mother in 2019: Thank god these these healing crystals come with a matching bag.
