Traveling medicine shows and mountebanks shilling dubious to harmful "medical remedies" may seem like a thing of the past, we're sorry to say we've got plenty of 21st century iterations doing their thing on the internet. While MLM marketersmay not be promoting tonics of cocaine or opium, they are trying to convince them that essential oils will cure stuff like cancer. Which is probably more dangerous than any mountebank's claims. Beyond the obvious hokey pyramid scheme BS, there are plenty of people on Twitter and Facebook who for some reason fancy themselves doctors and spew ignorance to whoever will listen. Once you get over their absolute stupidity and the abysmal state of education, it's actually quite fun to laugh at this nonsense. Just don't let the idiocy seep into your brain. We need all the smart people this world has to offer.
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No one wants to personally deal with horrible customers or patients, but we do appreciate someone who takes one for the team and lives to tell the tales from it. We thoroughly enjoyed the following stories from an unamused medical secretary!
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We have always had so much respect for medical professionals. 2020 has increased that respect at least tenfold. These spicy memes go out to the life-savers who still happen to have ever-so-slightly evil senses of humor. And for the civilians who aren't easily offended.
Let's just take a moment to salute our nurses and medical workers. You all are genuine heroes working tirelessly every day to save our lives, while putting your own lives at risk. We hope these memes will serve as the tiniest bit of appreciation for your hard work.
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To all the healthcare workers out there during the COVID-19 pandemic: we can't express our gratitude enough. You put your life at risk every single day in this thankless hell and you can't even get enough medical supplies to do your damn job. Our hats are off to you. Unfortunately, we can't offer you much in this trying time, but we can give you some memes to scroll through in your limited down time.
Now check out some more memes about how horrible the American healthcare system is while you're at it!
It's no secret that the American healthcare system isn't known for being the best in the world. If you're poor and need to have some sort of procedure done in a hospital, you can look forward to a hefty bill that may or may not put you into debt for years to come. And if you aren't fortunate enough to receive a health insurance plan through your employer? Well, we don't even want to think about that...
Here are 17 memes and tweets that highlight the trials and tribulations of health insurance in America!
Dr. Faheem Younus has a couple things going for him right now. He's an infectious disease expert, and he's got quite the Twitter following. He's been using these powers for good as people cope with coronavirus fears. Younus shared a thread recently that busts some common myths about the pandemic, and now he's back with a sequel. Doctors are working on the clock to learn about this illness, and we're glad that one of them is here to share wisdom with us.
Despite the fact that COVID-19 has been around since November, many countries (and people) are still figuring out how to grapple with the outbreak as it worsens in countries like Italy and the United States. Unfortunately, hospitals stateside are already reeling from Coronavirus cases. Author Evan Siegfried took to Twitter last night with a chilling update from one of his friends who works at a New York City hospital. The nurse describes an alarming situation that's a combination of under-staffing, lack of supplies, and a serious need for blood. We sincerely hope that people stop hoarding medical supplies so that the professionals can take care of the people who really need help.
Wendell Potter, ex-Cigna vice president and general good Samaritan, took to Twitter to expose the sketchy practices of the American health insurance industry. Not that you needed more bad news in these trying times of the coronavirus pandemic, but this thread is extremely informative and important to share with anyone in your life who believes that the American healthcare system doesn't need to be reformed. On a marginally more humorous note, here are some American healthcare-related memes!
Alright let's get this out of the way: we're all worried about coronavirus. None of us want to be quarantined and potentially die, but hey, if you are quarantined, let's look on the bright side - you can chill in your own home, not go to work, and look at memes all day. It's always good to see a light at the end of the tunnel, right?
This Twitter thread may seem like common knowledge to some people, but society seems to disagree. Bostonite and sleep specialist Dr. Syed Moin Hassan took to the website to challenge the notion that night owls and late-risers are lazy bums that don't contribute to society. And judging by the response - and 25 thousand retweets, it was seriously appreciated.
Dr. Hassan explained that his frustrated patients who are late risers felt immense relief when educated on the topic of circadian rhythms, which regulate a person's sleep cycle, and dictate their comfort at any given hour of the day. If your circadian rhythm is "off," the average 9-5 schedule might not be sustainable. To battle this issue, you can try to align your rhythm with your social life via melatonin and light, or you can simply try to coordinate your social life with your irregular sleep cycle.
The response to the thread has been overwhelmingly positive. People who are more productive at later hours feel vindicated, and people who thought they merely had insomnia feel enlightened. We're just hoping our bosses will get on board, too.
Honestly, none of us can afford to go to the doctor anyway, so let's just look at memes until the pain goes away. You won't regret it, probably. Want to feel even more sad? Take a look at this gallery of memes about the American healthcare system to make you lose hope for humanity.
While eating cold pizza one night, Dr. Fred Wu began to ponder something unusual: where on earth would one put a defibrillator on a centaur, should they go into cardiac arrest? He tweeted about the predicament and fellow doctors began offering their ideas on the topic.
Below are some of the amusing responses!
Let's give three cheers to all the nurses who work tirelessly to deal with obnoxious, entitled patients, administer vaccines, and work stupidly long hours just to make sure that we're all healthy. We appreciate your grit and think you deserve some memes to look at while you enjoy a much-needed break.
