Improve Communication With Your Doctor
During the average office visit the physician listens patiently and compassionately for…14 seconds. That is how long it takes the doctor to interrupt. Thi...
Miracle Medicine Mess
In June, I had a hard conversation. I told my patient that breast cancer had spread to her bones. This was very bad news. Fortunately, I was able to rea...
Doctor, What Would You Do?
Kathryn and her son sit tensely before me. CT scan, blood tests and biopsy done, there are decisions to be make. There is radiation, surgery or perhaps chem...
Remembering Where it Started on July 4th
I recently had the opportunity to review the McKinsey Report on United States Healthcare. This exhaustive study breaks down how we spend well over $2.3 trilli...
Hospice After Kevorkian: Still Lessons to be Learned
Dr Jacob “Jack” Kevorkian died on June 3, 2011 of complications arising out of chronic kidney disease, hepatitis C and a blood clot, at William Beaumont...
Double Scans Exposed – Good News for All
The lead article in the New York Times this Saturday revealed that each year 75,000 patients nationally have apparently unnecessary double chest CT scans. Whi...
Know the Question
When you have a medical problem and are consulting a physician, is it more important to know the question or the answer? If you are having any kind of test, s...