毒舌

During a patient's family with doctor conversation
family member asked: can the patient recover?
doctor expressed: he/ she is going to die.

from the family point of view, they hate this type of doctor and always classify it to have very bad bedside manner. as for their perception, this doctor cold and impersonal with patient.

for you, who read this post may have the same thought as well

on the other hand, if i ever get a disease related to this doctor speciality, i will be running to beg this doctor to be my doctor.

i knew this doctor prof E for years, he is a superb diagnostician and an unerring clinician

Chinese described him as 毒舌
i rather to have someone telling me the truth than someone keeps faking the whole incident and make life terrible

don't you realise, healthcare is not purely healthcare anymore. it has emerged and become a business/ commercial product.