Certain Sites Allow People To Self-Diagnose And Select Drugs They Want As If It Were A Restaurant Menu

Instead of doctors making diagnoses and then suggesting treatments, these sites allow patients to request drugs. Then, physicians serve largely as gatekeepers. But there are few regulations and a host of dangerous practices--like not warning patients about side effects of the drugs--that comes along with this new trend. In other public health news: DNA testing, gene editing, low-carb diets, a marijuana extract, heart health and more.

from Kaiser Health News https://ift.tt/2HT6dMN