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Veteran Doctors Are Exposing How Medicine Has Changed Since The 90s
Yahoo • • health
Key Points:
- Older medical practices often included widespread prescription of benzodiazepines for anxiety and sleep, leading to addiction issues among elderly patients.
- Pain management in emergency care was historically limited due to fears of masking symptoms, resulting in patients enduring severe pain unnecessarily.
- Past medical misconceptions included gender biases in diagnosing conditions like ADHD and racial biases such as the false belief that Black patients feel less pain.
- Many outdated procedures, such as routine episiotomies, prolonged bed rest, and the use of harmful substances like hydrogen peroxide for wound care, have been abandoned due to improved understanding of patient care.
- Advances in diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring have significantly changed medical training and practice, with increased supervision of medical students and more reliance on technology over clinical exams.
