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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Feeling Sick? 'Truth on Call' Asks Doctors Questions Via Text Messages]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2010/02/05/feeling-sick-truth-on-call-asks-doctors-questions-via-text-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2010/02/05/feeling-sick-truth-on-call-asks-doctors-questions-via-text-me/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow, as a physician, this is such a risky activity I can't even begin to describe it! You are attempting to give medical advice to a person you haven't seen, with no medical history, all in 140 chars or less. <br><br>The only questions that are even remotely safe to answer over this would be drug-drug interaction questions (like "is it safe to take X with Y") which you can ask a pharmacist at the drug store you got the meds at anyway.<br><br>This service will last one death or bad outcome is my prediction. I'm sure they've arranged for transactional malpractice coverage, but still.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[henry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 5th 2010 9:11AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Feeling Sick? 'Truth on Call' Asks Doctors Questions Via Text Messages]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2010/02/05/feeling-sick-truth-on-call-asks-doctors-questions-via-text-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2010/02/05/feeling-sick-truth-on-call-asks-doctors-questions-via-text-me/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well said, Henry.  But from the viewpoint of one who might be interested in using this service, it sounds *extremely* over-priced.  The article says "$50-per-doctor", but I'm wondering if that means $50-per-question?  If so, wouldn't it be much wiser and more economical for the enduser to utilize a website like WebMD to look up their symptoms?  If you're talking about a medical crisis, I'd much rather dial 911 than waste $50 and texting/response time to find out that yes, I *do* need to visit a hospital.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Scarlett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 6th 2010 5:40PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Feeling Sick? 'Truth on Call' Asks Doctors Questions Via Text Messages]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2010/02/05/feeling-sick-truth-on-call-asks-doctors-questions-via-text-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2010/02/05/feeling-sick-truth-on-call-asks-doctors-questions-via-text-me/</guid><description><![CDATA[The service is for industry, not patients.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mms]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 9th 2010 1:37PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
