Bill: While I think you are certainly on the right track in your discussion, here is what I think of the use of the word "precision." Bob S
I have felt the use of the term "Precision" in medicine is a joke, silly, stupid, hubris, and wrong: The best clinical insights exceed so-called knowledge by at least 1 step. Doctors guess at every step, the best doctors have the best guessing rate.
" ... Medicine presents itself as a discipline of clarity—a cathedral of order built on the foundations of evidence, logic, and expertise. Within its walls, diagnoses cascade from algorithms, treatments follow pathways, and outcomes are mapped with statistical rigor. It is tempting to believe that if we are diligent enough, studied enough, infallible enough, we can master this terrain. But behind the metrics and protocols lies a more unsettling truth: medicine, for all its science, is ultimately a deeply human act. And as such, it is inherently imprecise ...
Bill: While I think you are certainly on the right track in your discussion, here is what I think of the use of the word "precision." Bob S
I have felt the use of the term "Precision" in medicine is a joke, silly, stupid, hubris, and wrong: The best clinical insights exceed so-called knowledge by at least 1 step. Doctors guess at every step, the best doctors have the best guessing rate.
" ... Medicine presents itself as a discipline of clarity—a cathedral of order built on the foundations of evidence, logic, and expertise. Within its walls, diagnoses cascade from algorithms, treatments follow pathways, and outcomes are mapped with statistical rigor. It is tempting to believe that if we are diligent enough, studied enough, infallible enough, we can master this terrain. But behind the metrics and protocols lies a more unsettling truth: medicine, for all its science, is ultimately a deeply human act. And as such, it is inherently imprecise ...
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H. Robert Silverstein, MD, FACC
Is this a response specific to Jardiance or a quality of GLP1 as a group?
Yes. That is also true. Drugs like Wegovy are semaglutide which was first introduced as the drug Ozempic for type 2 diabetes.