I’m often surprised by how many of my patients struggle with housing, food and transportation.
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Doctors Should Listen to Patient Instincts
How patients say they feel may be a good indicator of their general health.
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Well: What to Do When a Patient Admits an H.I.V. Phobia
Is there any harm in prescribing drugs to a patient who believes she has been infected with H.I.V., even when all the evidence says she has not been exposed to the virus?
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Well: Who Can Speak for the Patient?
Our patient was never going to wake up, and no decision should ever be made without consulting the spouse. But I hadn’t known she existed.
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When the Patient Is Racist
Since Hippocrates, physicians have embraced the ideal of caring for all patients, regardless of who they might be. But what does the doctor do when the patient discriminates?
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Well: For New Doctors, 8 Minutes Per Patient
Researchers found that doctors-in-training are now devoting only about 12 percent of their time at the patient’s bedside, far less than in previous generations, instead spending almost half their days in front of a computer screen documenting their cases.
Doctor and Patient: Doctors Ill Prepared for Patients With Disabilities
Nearly 23 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act went into effect, patients with disabilities continue to receive inadequate medical care — and many cannot even get a doctor’s appointment.