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ColanR
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FDA issues emergency use authorization for convale...
> Your average joe doesn’t get to just decide what treatment they get.
That is flat wrong. Ever heard of getting a second opinion?
teej
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A second opinion from whom? Another doctor.
ColanR
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Yeah, and then the "average joe" makes the decision which opinion and treatment to go with, if either. Not the doctor.
ktta
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So the doctor is the primary gating factor. Even if a patient wants to get a treatment, a doctor needs to ok it first.
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Doctor is still in the loop. Let doctors doctor.
dboreham
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Also depends how rich you are.
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That is flat wrong. Ever heard of getting a second opinion?