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Criticism of health systems that wait for patients to get sicker
Original: Waiting to get sick enough
A commentary in Nature argues that patients are too often left to deteriorate before receiving treatment, a practice described as 'waiting to get sick enough'. The piece highlights how thresholds for care in health systems can delay intervention. Readers and medical professionals are debating whether early treatment should be prioritised over rigid eligibility criteria.
Why now: It touches on widespread frustration with healthcare access and the ethics of delaying treatment until patients meet severity thresholds
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- Waiting to get sick enough · Nature
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