The Downfall of Western Medicine
How profit-driven healthcare, overmedication, and a broken system are failing patients worldwide.
Western medicine is slowly failing and most people are picking up on it. Healthcare is not what it used to be and I’m not going to lie to you, as a medical doctor who is fresh out of university, this kinda sucks.
Let’s get some things straight.
I finished medicine in a very poor country where the standards of healthcare are almost non-existent and migrated to a Western country to find a better future for myself.
Yes, I’m selfish.
I want to get a better education, better knowledge, and be the best at what I do, so I moved almost 2,081 km away (1293 miles for people who don't use the metric system).
However, after 10 months of experiencing things up close, I have to say one thing…
The healthcare system in Western countries is currently failing in real time, and everyone has bought first-row tickets with a big bucket of popcorn and a large Coke.
Let me explain.
It’s all about time, baby
It was March of 2024 when I stepped foot for the first time at the hospital as a doctor and not a…
