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"Difficult" Patients: Questioning Authority

“Difficult” Patients: Questioning Authority

>> March 31, 2019

Patients used to accept doctors’ orders without question. Today, more are asking questions and challenging their doctors’ opinions. However, even those who do it politely are likely to be labeled “difficult.” A doctor whose late wife nearly made a career of being a difficult patient discusses how patients can do it respectfully and fruitfully.

Medical Notes: Week of August 5, 2018

>> August 5, 2018

A new drug to help with excessive sweating which impacts 15 millions Americans. The FDA has approved a new epilepsy drug derived from marijuana. And a new study shows having the same doctor for awhile can extend your life.

Our Obesity Obsession: Does Science Support It?

Our Obesity Obsession: Does Science Support It?

>> July 9, 2017

Experts discuss how culture drives our obsession with weight and what science really has to say about it.

Difficult Patients

Difficult Patients

>> March 26, 2017

Patients used to accept doctors’ orders without question. Today, more are challenging their doctors’ opinions. However, even those who do it politely are likely to be labeled “difficult.”

Restoring Doctors' Compassion

Restoring Doctors’ Compassion

>> November 20, 2016

A new movement in medicine seeks to put compassion back in medicine.

Doctor-Patient Communication

Doctor Patient Communication

>> May 3, 2015

Doctors too often use language that's indeceipherable to normal people. Efforts are underway at medical schools to teach doctors to speak in plain language. An expert at one such school and a participant in these classes discuss.

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