Nita Jain (@nitajain): "It’s not the same on both sides. There is an inherent power imbalance in the patient-doctor relationship. The patient is vulnerable. The doctor has an obligation to do no harm, a standard that is often not met."

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It’s not the same on both sides. There is an inherent power imbalance in the patient-doctor relationship.

The patient is vulnerable. The doctor has an obligation to do no harm, a standard that is often not met.

Shaming people who disagree feels effective. It gets laughs, it signals you're on the "right" side, and it shuts things down fast.

It reads as confidence, but it's just noise.

I see this everywhere in health right now. Doctors mocking patients who question them. Patients mocking doctors who dismiss them. Both convinced the other is acting …

Apr 9

5:48 PM

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