Yes — today’s post is C-based! …. bear with me…. it will make sense in a moment! And we’ll discuss them — Chronologically! Thursday, I posted a comment to a blog called AlignMap that is aimed at medical professionals (OK – so I eavesdropped) and showcases patient Compliance – issues that surround patients following a […]
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During my post misdiagnosis anger phase, I read everything I could get my hands on about medical errors, their causes, and their consequences. I’m not sure why, except perhaps I wanted reassurance that I had not been the only one ever to have suffered in such a way. It was partially cathartic, and partially responsible
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My head is spinning since my radio interview this morning with Dr. Sarah Friebert from Akron Children’s Hospital. I was fascinated by our conversation, and I’ll admit, I get a bit choked up thinking back on it. If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know I’m a spiritual person. I believe
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An elderly friend recounted this story to me. He’s upset. I’m upset. And I expect by the time we’re finished, the doctor will be more than a little upset, too. Mr. Z is 90 years old, and except for macular degeneration which renders him mostly blind, he is very healthy and quite sharp. He lives
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An elderly friend recounted this story to me. He’s upset. I’m upset. And I expect by the time we’re finished, the doctor will be more than a little upset, too. Mr. Z is 90 years old, and except for macular degeneration which renders him mostly blind, he is very healthy and quite sharp. He lives
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Dr. Marcia Angell, a senior lecturer at Harvard, gives us all good advice in the column she wrote this week in the Boston Globe called Longing for Days the Doctor Still Advised. In her column, she follows the “history” of the role of patient as participant in decision-making about his/her own health care. In effect,
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Once again we find prescription drugs at the center of debate — and we patients are the ones who will be hurt by it. (so what else is new?) The AP, including the Washington Post, Forbes , TV news and others are reporting that three pharm drugs approved for anemia have been promoted and used
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We received word yesterday that a dear family friend died while in the hospital. He was an 81-year-old gentleman who my parents (and therefore I) have known for decades. He was hospitalized a month ago with COPD. About a week after he arrived in the hospital, his wife called me, very upset, to tell me
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