Except sometimes when you go to the doctor for that sore throat he notices you have throat cancer.
The Wal-Mart tech tells you it's negative for strep and sends you home with some Tylenol Flu medicine.
The Wal-Mart tech tells you it's negative for strep and sends you home with some Tylenol Flu medicine.
If the sore throat does go away (not related to the cancer), then hopefully your real doctor will catch said cancer during your yearly physical.
I'm not saying these places should replace real doctors for everything, I'm saying for the 98% of the time it's a common ailment like strep or the flu, they can save everyone a lot of time and money.
Of course, maybe your doctor will test you for strep time after time coming up negative, and never notice the fricking golf ball sized swollen tonsils that are making you sick almost year round until you finally demand to go see the ear\nose\and throat specialists, where upon 1 nurse and 3 doctors in a row will do a double take upon seeing them and immediately schedule the surgery to remove them.... no, I'm not bitter at all! :| At least strep tests aren't painful....