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Is Steve Carell Jewish? His Character in ‘The Patient’ Is

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Though they know others feel differently, Joel and Joe’s “feeling has always been as television writers that [they’re] kind of in an area where people are pretending to be other people.” For them, it’s as simple as that. Overall, as storytellers, the duo “is trying to amplify our common humanity,” which is a mission they … Read more

Metaverse Medicine and the Doctor, Patient Avatars Ahead

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Aug. 12, 2022 — In what some are calling the next iteration of the internet, the metaverse is an unfamiliar digital world where you could be an avatar navigating computer-generated places and interacting with others in real time. In this space, the constraints of our physical, bricks and mortar world and travel habits fade. And … Read more

Newsletter: Nurse becomes a meme for filming TikTok after patient dies

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Sign up to receive Internet Insider, a daily newsletter from the Daily Dot, in your inbox. Hello! Tiffany here. Welcome to today’s edition of Internet Insider. It’s Monday, which means we have Mikael’s “One Dumb Conspiracy” column—and this one centers around singer Justin Bieber. We also have a story about an organization that wants to warn people about pregnancy clinics, and another about a viral nurse … Read more

‘Ain’t no way the first thing that came to her mind was to make a TikTok’: Nurse mocked for making TikTok after patient allegedly dies

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A TikTok made by a purported nurse revealing a patient died is getting widely criticized by users, with many of them accusing the user of clout-chasing. The TikToker, who posted under the handle @olivia_tylerr33, has since deleted their account and video, although the video has been widely stitched, duetted, and reposted not just on TikTok, … Read more

‘This is your warning to freaking stop’: Nurse warns against cracking friends’ backs for them after patient ends up paralyzed

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A medical professional has a warning for the people of TikTok: Do not have a friend crack your back. In a now-viral video, nurse and TikToker Sugar (@mylifeassugar_) cautions users against the practice after a patient allegedly became paralyzed following an attempt by their friend to crack their back. The video currently has over 1.3 … Read more

‘The numbers on every hospital or doctor bill are straight-up fake’: Patient says hospital bill was cut by $3K after asking for receipts

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A TikToker claims his medical bill was slashed by 76% after he asked the hospital for an itemized list of charges. “Tell me why my hospital bill went from $4,000 to $950 all because I asked for a receipt and a list of everything I was being charged for,” text overlay on the video posted … Read more

Patient Claims a Hospital Charged $3,620 for Tylenol in Viral TikTok

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It seems that a consequence of this approach to healthcare has resulted in some fairly turgid medical charges that can only really be described as ridiculous, as evinced by this TikToker’s claim that they were charged $3,800 for Tylenol during a hospital visit. TikToker @amandersuns uploaded a duet clip with another user on the platform, … Read more