Chapter 55 “the post pandemic world: the changing face of medicine
In the post pandemic world medicine radically transformed from obsessive prescriptive medicine into a more holistic approach. The shift was to discover why symptoms were present as opposed to a pill popping dispensary approach.
Nutrition and proper sleep were recognized as a pillar of health. Alternative medicine skyrocketed in popularity and the trendline was headed towards an organic plant-based diet augmented by supplements, herbs, spices and green tea became the rage. Iatrogenic fatalities plummeted because “prescription” had became a distrusted word.
Surprisingly the United States converted from a private medical system into a socialized one to offer access to all Americans free medical care. The massively disproportionate fatality rate amongst poor Latinos and Afro-Americans during the COVIDs galvanized the ruling Democrats to undertake this bold conversion.
Pre-existing socialized medicine systems had their funding bolstered to restore faith and efficacy in the system.
Front-line health workers had their pay increase with employer sponsored life insurance and disability programmes made mandatory.
Due to cannabis use and exposure being the main defence to surviving Virus # 26 the demographics of medical practitioners shifted from a balanced pattern to the young. I recall so many of my colleagues steering clear of cannabis consumption as “more studies” were required. Cannabis physicians working successfully with cannabis for a variety of diseases were perceived as quacks and anti-vaxxers Christian nutballs.
The younger physicians were more prone towards incorporating modern and traditional medicine.
To me the health system was where it should have been.
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