Much Appreciated and….
… a bit embarrassing…. thank you Julia for your very very kind words….! www.honestmedicine.com
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When is a doctor too old?
I’m visiting my parents for a week. They live in a retirement /transitional living center in Florida where my mother resides in the memory center (she is an Alzheimer’s patient) and my dad lives in the same building in a beautiful apartment. It allows them to spend time together each day, and it’s remarkable how
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Doctors Profit from Treatments (part II)
A couple weeks ago I wrote about oncologists who recommend chemo to their patients and then profit from those chemo drugs they’ve recommended. One doctor I talked to said that oncologists are the only doctors who do have that “privilege.” I haven’t been able to verify that, however…. A whole ‘nuther part of this conversation
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Doctors: Manage our Expectations, please!
That’s the theme that popped up time after time, segment after segment, this morning as we taped my weekly radio show. One interview took place with Dr. Dale Avers, an associate professor of the physical therapy education program at SUNY Upstate. Our conversation on the show was about total knee replacement and the physical therapy
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Doctors Write “Information Prescriptions”
This month’s AARP Magazine has a good article about finding trustworthy health and medical information online written by David Kushner. (I tried to find it on their website to provide you with a link, but it doesn’t seem to be there.) There is some excellent advice — points I share with readers and workshop attendees
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Doctors Write “Information Prescriptions”
This month’s AARP Magazine has a good article about finding trustworthy health and medical information online written by David Kushner. (I tried to find it on their website to provide you with a link, but it doesn’t seem to be there.) There is some excellent advice — points I share with readers and workshop attendees
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Pay Cash for Your Health Care
I like to poke around other’s blogs… so many excellent points can be made in this free flow of information. Found a great case for paying cash when you visit your doctor from Dr. Tim. Check it out: http://drtim.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/the-case-for-cash-when-health-insurance-isnt/ Thanks for the eye-opener, Dr. Tim. ……………….. Want more tools for sharp patients? Sign up for
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Health Insurance Misinformation Can Cost You!
I received a letter from a young woman (Amanda) with two suggestions for columns. (And let me tell you how much I appreciate those suggestions!)… The one suggestion that shouldn’t have surprised me, but really ticked me off, was based on her experience with her health insurance company. It’s a heads-up for us all. Amanda’s
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