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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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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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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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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A few days ago, I wrote about Jane and Max, and Max’s diagnosis of prostate cancer. Max was told he needed a prostatectomy and was trying to decide between laparoscopic and robotic surgery. A comment from “hERB” reminded us that Max might have other options, too — radiation, cryosurgery, hormone depletion and others. The point
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As announced here several weeks ago, my Every Patient’s Advocate columns can now be found in the Knoxville News Sentinel — and today is the debut. This is my official date of syndication! I now have two regular publications carrying my column — and hope to add many more. Find “Take Your Pills Seriously” in
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The universe has been telling me all week to write more about refusing medical treatment. Several readers of my newspaper column sent me questions about it — without even knowing I had already addressed the subject on my blog. And, several readers of this blog sent me personal comments about refusing treatment, sharing their stories
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A question popped up this morning in reaction to my column in today’s Post Standard. The column is short — you can read it here: Five Words Can Make All the Difference The question regards Medical Consumerism — a label that marries the concepts of medical care and the idea of patient as consumer. Turns
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