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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
I remain astounded how far we have to go. X-rays are only necessary because we have yet to figure out better ways to image tissue that is only a few centimeters beneath the surface of the skin. You can travel across the planet in a jiffy but you still have to get your private parts pinched so a doctor can get a blurry image of what's inside. Combined with the average doctor's nearly medieval diagnostic tools ("Have you had a fever or any chest pains recently?") and the fact he as about 13.5 seconds to spend with each patient, we may as well read tea leaves to figure out if we have a problem and how to cure it.
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I think we must be lucky in that most of our GP appointments last at least 20 minutes, with 45 minutes not unusual .....