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Heh... I keep forgetting the phrase "411" isn't universal.)
Yeah, the American medical situation is a mess, the result of too many years of government allowing the industry to "do it's own thing" without regulation... pretty much the same issues as the American banks and auto industries. Now, it needs serious work, and Americans find themselves seriously talking about trips to Canada or India just to get decent medical help. That's messed up.
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Originally Posted by LazyScot
On a related WAAAY overdue, how about more "built-in" health checking devices. Daft as it sounds, I've heard of ideas for things like toilets that do scans for cancer cells and warn you if they find any...
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I hear about a lot of this stuff all the time, and supposedly some of it is available on the market (if you've got the cash for it). The thing is, besides the expense, many people don't want to be told there's something wrong with them by a machine (a silly thought, considering doctors use machines and just report what the machines print out)... or they just get creeped out thinking their bodily fluids are being examined while they do their business. So, not a lot of popular incentive for these things yet. Maybe if they get tied to some sort of insurance discounts (and were a damned sight cheaper), they might be more popular.