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Single Payer Health Systems

TwilightZone

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6. "medieval" was an odd choice.

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 12, 2023, 01:51 PM

Nov 2023

I can't imagine that too many people - disease experts or other - would refer to it as medieval. Even if the origin was correct, it's not as though it disappeared for centuries and suddenly returned.

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Alarming surge in medieval disease in babies as health system dubbed a failure [View all] ck4829 Nov 2023 OP

Horrifying! pandr32 Nov 2023 #1

Not exactly Medieval. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #2

Self deleted airplaneman Nov 2023 #5

"medieval" was an odd choice. TwilightZone Nov 2023 #6

Indeed as it was both common and deadly right up until the 1930s. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #9

Agreed. soldierant Nov 2023 #8

A single payer health system anciano Nov 2023 #3

Nonsense IbogaProject Nov 2023 #10

Thanks for taking the time to reply anciano Nov 2023 #11

Medieval? It was pretty common in N.Y.C. ( and probably in London, too) marybourg Nov 2023 #4

Antibiotics made public health departments complacent Warpy Nov 2023 #7