I do. I also have a PhD from a medical school. That’s why I know if eating less milk were the best solution for this individual, they would have said that.

Managing parents’ anxieties is a major part of being a pediatrician. You don’t suggest things that might scare parents when they are not necessary.

The doctor is unable to stop them from their behavior.

Imagine yourself as a doctor. The patient has the plague. You say, “Take this antibiotic. It will go away.” They say, “We prefer quarantine and chicken noodle soup”.

Do you say ok? Or do you admonish them and risk they get angry and do nothing? Or do you say, that is better than nothing. It is their body.

The only ethical behavior for a physician in this situation is to say, “sure, try dietary modifications”.

They were trying to prevent long term brain development issues by resolving the anemia the fastest evidence-based way, but the patient refused expert advice.

That is what I said. The doctor would only have suggested meds if it were necessary.

You should change your thought process and listen to the experts.

They also would have recommended dietary changes if they actually were applicable. It is this kind of belief that leads to increased harm and is solely the reason why so many children are being harmed and killed by extremely preventable causes.

I’m not accusing you of being someone as heinous as an antivaxxer, but this is the thought process that leads people down that path.

This specific thing? Or just an iron chunk of some type?

The reason I know about this is the social aspect of trying to get people with endemic iron deficiency to use a supplement. If you’re from the more industrialized would, I’d figure you’d take supplements that, while more expensive, may or may not be more effective.

Certainly makes sense.

Not necessarily licking (I mean, if you do it enough…), but this is a thing

Cool story with interesting social, cultural, and scientific interactions.

It may have been discredited outside of simple iron deficiency since I last read about it, but dietary studies on humans are notoriously difficult to do.

Anyway. Show it here.

I’ll take a look.

So, I can’t imagine a workplace where you would share a x-ray/ultrasound/CT/mr/PET, where you’d invite people to see it, and the people who showed up could get you in trouble with HR.

Just ask.

There’s nothing prurient about it unless you have weird motives.

It’s like showing Netter. One of the classic human anatomy books.

If you do anyone remotely scientific, there should be no problem.

Just be aware, the camera may add ten pounds. The CT scanner seems to add a lot more.

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And it’s not as if American politics are not affective of the whole world.

We’re not exactly Andorra.

I wonder why this was down voted so quickly. I think it’s an interesting question.

Surely he would pick himself if he could. Or Ivanka.

Asise from my quasi joking answers, I’d be interested to hear from someone with any real knowledge.

I feel you. My dad has his cancer diagnosis. MML is his best care scenario but we do not have the Dx on that.

That’s a reference I haven’t heard in a long time.

I figured it was because he was dressed like a cat.

What on earth is wrong with this guy?

So, in retrospect, did you get away with it? Or was the mom humoring you? Presumably, there would be signs.

I’m refusing to recall my own cringe, but I empathize with this guy.

If the cringiest moment of your life is pronouncing it fag-e-oli, you have had very little cringe in your life.

Oh. Yeah. Now I feel dumb. Awesome!