Nowadays, a growing number of peop/e with health prob/ems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

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It is true that today more and more people seek nonconventional remedies for health problems
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of going to the doctor. I think
this
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is a big mistake people make with sometimes negative consequences. We can think about many reasons but not all of them have a positive end. On the one hand, it is very dangerous to take medicines if the doctor does not tell you to do it because it can be the wrong one.
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can affect your health in the present but in the future too.
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, Harvard University proved
last
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year that 89% of medicines prescribed are not being taken when necessary, and are kept for the next time a person might need them by its own prescription.
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, nowadays it is very easy to have a quick visit to a professional to explain what happened to you and
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they would tell you the treatment. There is no point in not asking first with the facilities that we have these days. Since 2020, 45% of people prefer to have an appointment with their doctor by phone call if it is not a serious problem.
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came thanks to COVID-19 and helps hospitals to not get too saturated.
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, I think that it is a negative development because it can be dangerous for those who are sick and unnecessary, having the facilities we have
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as phone calls or video calls with doctors.
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