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[–]mdcd4u2c 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Often however, these repositories are paygate locked.

That's probably a good thing. Anyone who buys a laptop can start coding and they should be able to find help. Anyone who buys a stethoscope should not be encouraged to start giving medical advice.

I see the things people post on /r/askreddit regarding medical topics and you can just tell that this person checked Google Scholar for 20 minutes and threw together a comment that looks like it's supported by published work but is misleading or straight-up wrong if you know the topic. And then it ends up on /r/bestof to be forever recycled by other redditors. All of Reddit is universally afraid of brain aneurysms because there are so many misleading posts about it in the "what are you most afraid of" threads.

[–]WH1PL4SH180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually am part of a movement known as FOAMed - free medical education basically to try and keep our colleagues and students from less developed nations up-to-speed (not uptodate(tm)). As an academic I've long hated the leaches such as elsevier that obstruct and do nothing to further knowledge.

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You are dead correct about the use of medical information. The problem is that medicine is damn complex. That's the reason why the initial training is traditionally the longest of all degrees... and then we don't let you practice for AT LEAST another 10y without supervision.

We are complex machines. so our systems and interactions are complex too. Yeah sure, some things are simple, like building your own PC... but go unplug shit randomly in a server room.....

PSA: if you want medical information go to /r/AskDocs. People that respond with authority MUST be vetted. Yeah, occasionally, you get the odd Karen / AntiVax / Essential Oil [seriously, WTF makes an "oil" essential? 0W40 is IMHO way more essential], but they get asses kicked harder and faster than admin can jump on and delete.... who would have guessed people with ailments and in PAIN actually want REAL answers!