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Figure 1: Instagram for Doctors
- PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman explore the app Figure 1, described as "Instagram for doctors".
- It allows medical professionals to share and discuss unusual medical cases with images.
Doctors' Detached Tone
- John Herman, editor of The Awl, finds the comments on Figure 1 more disturbing than the images.
- The casual tone doctors use discussing gruesome cases creates a strange juxtaposition.
A Resident's Perspective
- PJ Vogt interviews his friend Lauren, a first-year ER resident, about Figure 1.
- Lauren uses the app and doesn't find it unsettling, unlike John.