I've been getting a doctor's mail

[madoka]

I do not know how this happened, but for the past year I've getting the email of a doctor. Judging by the name and targeted emails, I think he is an Italian-American specializing in cancer treatment. Neither my name or my email address sounds like something he would use though. At first I thought it was spam, but it soon became clear they are legit companies.

Most of it is announcing new products or treatments or news. But every once in a while, something interesting pops up. Like $200 Amazon gift card for taking an online survey or a free seminar in Hawaii.

Interesting to see all the bribes that doctors get for promoting certain products/treatments.

 

[brianmanahan]

can you take a look at a mole for me and tell me if it looks serious? i PM'd it to you.

 

[John Connor]

So that's where all my E-mail has ended up. I told that damn intern my new E-mail address I was going to use at the new office, but it seems like it fell on deaf ears. Remind me never to hire someone studying to become a medical malpractice attorney. Bitch has it in for me I think.

 

[John Connor]

can you take a look at a mole for me and tell me if it looks serious? i PM'd it to you.

Mole looks fine. But WTF is that growing on your privates?

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Mole looks fine. But WTF is that growing on your privates?

Who said his mole was anywhere near his privates? Pervert!

 

[interchange]

The only things I get are job offers and financial seminars and conference announcements. But I don't play the game so who knows what I'm missing. My institution, though, has a no drug rep rule, so that probably effectively kills things. In med school I got several free lunches but nothing more. There were some guys who told about stories where they were given luxury vacations, etc., to be presenters at a conference essentially promoting a drug. I am no expert in the laws, but there have been significant legal restrictions passed.

Mostly, though, pharmaceutical companies have learned that it is quite effective to market directly to the consumer. I get a chuckle out of some of the ads. My favorite right now is Taltz, where I assume the FDA made them state in their commercial "don't take Taltz if you're allergic to Taltz".

 

[Gunbuster]

Remember this when they line up behind the FDA, Pharma, and the CDC to tell you on TV or in an article that the latest and greatest drug/treatment/vaccine is safe,effective, and necessary.

 

[Crono]

Remember this when they line up behind the FDA, Pharma, and the CDC to tell you on TV or in an article that the latest and greatest drug/treatment/vaccine is safe,effective, and necessary.

This post reads like you have paranoid schizophrenia. Here, let me write you a prescription for Cronexisham. *scribbles*

 

[Exterous]

Did you take the survey or go to Hawaii?

 

[herm0016]

i get e mail for all kinds of things. I am currently in the Marine reserves, after telling them i'm not who they think i am about 10 times. A boyscout leader in ohio, realestate in Florida, and a lawyer in Chicago.

I actually called the lawyer in Chicago, same name. he argued with me that my email was his... I told him i did not think people should hire him due to his incompetence. I get lawyery stuff sometimes still, with peoples ID and things on it.

 

[FeuerFrei]

I get emails saying I signed up for Fitbit, Spotify, stuff like that.
The thing is Google can't distinguish between named.nemey@gmail.com and namednemey@gmail.com. It basically ignores the period, so I get the email of a guy with the same name as mine.

 

[nakedfrog]

I get emails saying I signed up for Fitbit, Spotify, stuff like that.
The thing is Google can't distinguish between named.nemey@gmail.com and namednemey@gmail.com. It basically ignores the period, so I get the email of a guy with the same name as mine.

That's intentional, you can add dots in different locations so you can tell who's spamming you. I have the same problem, some idiot thinks he has my gmail but he doesn't. So I've cancelled whatever memberships he signs up for that I get the emails on.

 

[Darwin333]

You can actually see what your doctor is getting and from who online now. For the vast majority of doctors it's reps bringing muffins, doughnuts, branded pens and mousepads, and stuff like that to the office when they go to pitch a drug. Sometimes it's a lunch or dinner but a relatively small percentage do get some extravagant shit like paid vacations or a ton of money to speak at some bullshit conference.

https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/

 

[madoka]

can you take a look at a mole for me and tell me if it looks serious? i PM'd it to you.

Is this your way of casually sending me dick pics? If so, go ahead!

 

[Charlie22911]

I get emails saying I signed up for Fitbit, Spotify, stuff like that.
The thing is Google can't distinguish between named.nemey@gmail.com and namednemey@gmail.com. It basically ignores the period, so I get the email of a guy with the same name as mine.

That's intentional, you can add dots in different locations so you can tell who's spamming you. I have the same problem, some idiot thinks he has my gmail but he doesn't. So I've cancelled whatever memberships he signs up for that I get the emails on.

Is this for real? If so it seems to be a serious security flaw and a major privacy concern...

 

[nakedfrog]

Is this for real? If so it seems to be a serious security flaw and a major privacy concern...

What? Gmail just ignores dots in email addresses. If you have firstname.lastname@gmail.com, someone else can't have firstnamelastname@gmail.com. You can try it yourself, just throw some random dots into your address when you're signing in, it will still sign you into your regular account.

 

[Charlie22911]

What? Gmail just ignores dots in email addresses. If you have firstname.lastname@gmail.com, someone else can't have firstnamelastname@gmail.com. You can try it yourself, just throw some random dots into your address when you're signing in, it will still sign you into your regular account.

I see, I originally took it as potentially giving a malicious actor the ability to create an account to receive emails intended for another.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Ok, so the person using my personal address (sans period) to sign up for things, doesn't have his own Gmail account? He's using it as a throwaway? Hmm.

 

[interchange]

Ok, so the person using my personal address (sans period) to sign up for things, doesn't have his own Gmail account? He's using it as a throwaway? Hmm.

You should email him your disgust!

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Ok, so the person using my personal address (sans period) to sign up for things, doesn't have his own Gmail account? He's using it as a throwaway? Hmm.

Probably. Or if he does, he's not using it, and using your throwaway instead. Another fun one is +'s, they are a great way to tease out what rat bastards are giving your email address away, so if I gave say, target, johnsmith+target@gmail.com and I get an email from BUYRABANDS.COM sending an email to johnsmith+target@gmail.com, you know where that garbage came from. Anything after a + is ignored by the actual mail routing, but it tags along for the ride with the message.

 

[brianmanahan]

Is this your way of casually sending me dick pics? If so, go ahead!

 

[John Connor]

Who said his mole was anywhere near his privates? Pervert!

I said the mole looked fine which excludes it from being anywhere near his privates. So you sir have a sick mind!

 

[John Connor]

Mostly, though, pharmaceutical companies have learned that it is quite effective to market directly to the consumer. I get a chuckle out of some of the ads. My favorite right now is Taltz, where I assume the FDA made them state in their commercial "don't take Taltz if you're allergic to Taltz".

Don't get me started on the medicine Ads. Pisses me off every time and it's like every week there's a new pill. Then a year latter you see the lawyer firm commercials saying something like, "did you take this pill and your balls fell off? Then call our offices at such and such."

 

[Crono]

Keep calm and pop some amphetamine, young man.

 

[who?]

It's probably the drug company lawyers that have them warn not to take it if you're allergic to it.