Post #4925557 · Elektrine

2026-09-01 08:07 UTC

@broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca So sorry you had to go through this, the doctor's behaviour was inexcusable. I recently had a very uncomfortable encounter with a healthcare provider who not only refused to wear a mask, but called me "mentally ill" and strongly suggested psychotic drugs as a treatment for this supposed illness. They also openly compared COVID caution with believing in UFOs. When I left the room, I started crying.

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@Npars01@mstdn.social 2026-09-01 09:05

@Beurkeek@peoplemaking.games @broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca You would be unsurprised how often C. Difficile outbreaks are caused by healthcare professionals refusing to wash hands or wear gloves while going patient to patient. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/strategies-to-prevent-clostridioides-difficile-infections-in-acutecare-hospitals-2022-update/575A2A0C9E68BD8535D14B2E337FD0A4 The vulnerable die in such cases of indifference. https://www.sepsis.org/news/why-is-c-diff-so-dangerous-c-diff-awareness-month/ https://www.cdc.gov/c-diff/prevention/index.html

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@JaneinNJ@newsie.social 2026-09-01 12:55

@Beurkeek@peoplemaking.games @broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca I once went to a doc who suggested an unregulated dietary supplement to treat high cholesterol. Didn’t go back.

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