Scientists Studying Health – “ Evidence Based Medicine ”

When someone new comes to healthcare, it’s always amazing to see how many things they think happen that just don’t. For patients, that’s the realization that doctors often don’t collaborate together on their care and they often don’t share information. That’s on the patient and their caregiver to ensure the records get where they need to go and care is coordinated. If you think that’s an exaggeration, check out two of the three apps I featured here to see how big of a problem this is for rare disease patients. There are a lot more. Jay Parkinson, MD shared one he discovered when he started medical school. Here’s what he shared in this Twitter thread: 1/ There is a huge misconception found in most people outside of the health industry— people think that there are many scientists studying all aspects of health, especially diet and “things that are good for me and things that aren’t.” 2/ Scented candles are bad. Avocados are good. Nut milk is a life-extender. I ask folks: Who would be studying these concepts? Who would financially benefit from the results? Who would be able to follow people long enough to understand the effects of one thing on humans? 3/ In my first year of med school, an Ob-Gyn attending made me research a concept because, in our conversations, I assumed there would be research on it. He knew there wasn’t. But he told me to report to him the next morning what I found. I searched all night and found nothi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Clinical Healthcare IT Evidence Based Medicine Jay Parkinson Scientists Source Type: blogs