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What doctors don't tell you but should
New York City :: NY :: USA | 9 days ago
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Dr. Danielle Ofri is an associate professor of medicine at New York University School of Medicine. Her fourth book, "What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine," comes out in June. (Health.com) -- Have you ever wondered what your
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Misdiagnosis is more common than you think
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 1 month ago
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Misdiagnosis is more common than you think April 26, 2013 An important study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that misdiagnosis is more common than you might think. According to the study, almost 40% of patients who
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My hope for the upcoming generation of physicians
Ama :: LA :: USA | 1 month ago
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It will be interesting to see how my son navigates the still controversial issue of how to manage family and work-life balance. How do you do justice to the trust that was placed in you when that invitation to medical school was extended? That trust
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Embrace the gift that our patients are giving us
Asia :: Philippines | 3 months ago
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When things get crazy, it becomes habit for busy physicians to see patients as the chest pain in room 6 or the broken wrist in the hallway. We turn people with their amazing lives and fascinating stories into a nameless number and a chief complaint.
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Why is it so easy to brainwash doctors ?
San Ramon :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Most patients ( and family doctors as well) have high regards for the skills which medical specialists possess . Because they see a lot of patients with one particular problem , they develop a lot of technical expertise in one particular area ...
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Why are doctors rude ?
San Ramon :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Typically, the doctor cuts off the patient while he is talking; or is sarcastic about his internet research; or does not respect the patient's need for privacy ; or makes the patient's wait endlessly for no good rhyme or reason , while he's chatting
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Well: Afraid to Speak Up to Medical Power
Melbourne :: Australia | 4 months ago
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Silvia Otte/Getty Images The slender, weather-beaten, elderly Polish immigrant had been diagnosed with lung cancer nearly a year earlier and was receiving chemotherapy as part of a clinical trial. I was a surgical consultant, called in to help
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Why are doctors afraid to say we do not know ?
San Ramon :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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All the doctors will accept the fact that medicine is an imperfect science and that there are lots of gray zone areas in medicine . Most patients will not come to the doctor with the symptoms and signs the textbooks say they should !...Unfortunately
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How computers can help doctors to improve empathy
San Ramon :: CA :: USA | 7 months ago
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Many people are worried that the introduction of computers into medicine will further depersonalize clinical care . Their concern is that technology will disrupt the doctor-patient relationship because doctors will start focusing more on the computer
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Well: Think Like a Doctor: The Blue Girl Solved!
Athens :: NY :: USA | 10 months ago
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14 pm On Thursday, we challenged Well readers to solve the mystery of a 17-year-old girl who was turning blue. We received more than 400 colorful responses that ran from Smurfitis and the occasional reference to Willy Wonka to the very serious
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