Majority medical practice in this country is not healing but managing disease. If you heal the patient, you lose the patient. If you manage the disease with drugs, surgeries, or other treatments you have a continuous cash flow; at least until the patient dies. Of course, many patients prefer it this way. They would rather offload responsibility for their personal health to a professional than take responsibility for eating right, exercising. I did not realize until I became a professional myself (attorney) that “professional” is too often a synonym for “prostitute”.