Ever wonder what patients really want from doctors?
Is it the fancy buildings with marble fountains?
Is it the board certifications and diplomas on the wall?
Is it the expert medical jargon and starched white coats?
Nope. None of the above.
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Blog Archives
The One Question You Must Ask Your Doctor →
Your doctor has more control over your life than anyone—other than you.
Your doctor may be the first face you see as you’re born and the last one you see as you die. Doctors look deep inside you, in places nobody has been before. Doctors prescribe drugs that can kill you or save your life.
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The Surprising Way Patients Get Drugs →
Tom is diabetic, asthmatic, and broke. He’s back for a checkup.
“I take my Metformin every morning with my grits,” he says, “but I don’t need no refill. I just got me some Metformin XR.”
“How did you get extended release?
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Health Insurance Isn’t Health Care →
Some call it Obamacare. Others abbreviate it PPACA. Is the Affordable Care Act the same as health care reform? Most would say yes. I disagree.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is primarily health insurance reform. The law attempts to protect patients from for-profit insurance companies through increased regulation of and expanded access to for-profit health insurance.
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Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
Heart-wrenching photo of doctor crying goes viral. Here's why.
Why "happy" doctors die by suicide
Heroic doctor's heart-wrenching letter
How to graduate medical school without killing yourself
Physician Suicide 101: Secrets, Lies & Solutions
Why physicians commit suicide
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