The biological threshold for "old age" has shifted nearly 20 years since 1920 — yet our retirement policies, clinical drug trial cutoffs, and pension systems remain anchored to a mid-20th-century calendar.

We are pathologizing people who are biologically in the prime of their later adulthood.

#Geroscience #HealthSpan #MedicalReform #CriticalThinking

Resident Doctors Face Grueling Shifts Amidst Calls for Reform

Resident doctors in India work up to 36 hours straight, risking patient safety. Supreme Court and panels demand reforms for better working hours.

#DoctorDutyHours, #PatientSafetyIndia, #MedicalReform, #ResidentDoctors, #HealthcareIndia

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Resident doctors in India are working shifts up to 36 hours long, which is more than double the standard 16-hour shift in some countries.

#DoctorDutyHours, #PatientSafetyIndia, #MedicalReform, #ResidentDoctors, #HealthcareIndia
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India Resident Doctors' Long Shifts Raise Patient Safety Worries

Resident doctors in India work up to 36 hours straight, risking patient safety. Supreme Court and panels demand reforms for better working hours.

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🩺 Nâng tầm y tế tuyến cơ sở khi còn thiếu bệnh viện, bác sĩ! Việc sáp nhập các đơn vị hành chính cấp xã và tái cấu trúc các trạm y tế tạo cơ hội thiết kế mô hình y tế cơ sở mới, giải quyết những bất cập lâu năm và cải thiện tiếp cận chăm sóc sức khỏe cho cộng đồng. #yte #tuyenco #benhvien #bacsi #healthcare #Vietnam #primarycare #medicalreform

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Nâng tầm y tế tuyến cơ sở trong bối cảnh thiếu bệnh viện, thiếu bác sĩ

Việc sáp nhập các đơn vị hành chính cấp xã, trong đó có sắp xếp lại các trạm y tế là cơ hội thiết kế mô hình y tế cơ sở mới, giải quyết những bất cập lâu nay của y tế xã.

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Fired twice for saving lives, Semmelweis suffered a breakdown.
He died in an asylum at 47.

His idea was dismissed. His madness was real.
But he was right—and medicine would prove it.

He changed history because he refused to stay silent.
#MedicalReform #HistoryMatters #MentalHealth

In "Blind Spots," Marty Makary critiques the medical establishment for clinging to outdated practices, harming patients in the process.

He explores where health care goes wrong, from hormone therapy to peanut allergies.

https://undark.org/2024/11/01/book-review-blind-spots/

#bookreview #medicine #healthcare #MedicalReform #MedicalDogma #BlindSpots #PatientSafety #MedicalEstablishment #MartyMakary #HealthcareInnovation #HRT #allergies #science #doctors #undark #hospital

Book Review: Why the Medical Establishment Often Gets It Wrong

In “Blind Spots,” medical expert Marty Makary rails against bad science and baseless opinions in health care.

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