John Oliver on Pharmaceuticals and Doctors (funny AND damning)

This is supposed to be satire...in this instance it's pretty much straight up the truth...I actually have a hard time laughing at this stuff, but I did enjoy it. He's darn witty even if it didn't make me laugh. Too close to home is all. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

February 9, 2015

Patients who question their doctors are changing the face of medicine

My readers often ask how they might go about finding a good doctor. I’ve written about how to do that before and am sharing a link below. It’s a skill that needs to be learned, but it’s entirely possible to find good people with practice and also to recognize when you need to move on and find someone else. I now know many professionals of all stripes who are deeply respectful. It remains difficult to find new ones, but I now trust myself completely and go about doing what I need to do on the occasions that I need to find someone new for whatever reason. … [click on title to read the rest]

March 13, 2014

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