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...Iran's Caesarean Section Craze Well-accustomed to elective surgery, Iranian women are choosing C-sections at such a high rate that it's a challenge now to find a doctor who will perform a "medieval" vaginal birth
...your doctor been ignoring your e-mails? Don’t worry, she probably just never checks her account. According to a survey led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, less than half of 1,662 doctors across the country say they incorporate common information technology (IT), such as e-mail, into their clinical practices. The survey, conducted in 2004 and set to be published next month, revealed that although the use of IT has become prevalent in most other professions, only 30 percent of physicians maintain regular e-mail contact with colleagues and less than 4 percent communicate consistently...
...Jackie Mason used to do a bit on this topic - "my doctor is the best doctor." Books and magazines whose covers promise lists of the "very best" doctors sell well every year. A marketing business has grown up around the notion of the "best doctor"; for a hefty fee they bring famous athletes (interested in picking up a few easy bucks in the off season) to my office for me to examine while they take pictures. The ads then say, "When he gets hurt, Bubba only goes to the best - he sees Dr. Haig." I found this almost as funny...
...today I am the "best doctor" for Anna and her family, so we go through her long and detailed history, her unremarkable physical exam, all her films and reports. I don't really disagree with anything the other doctors have had to say about her and there's been no major screw-up in her treatment. I am amazed at how little Anna (and her family) actually understand about what's wrong with her though. We spend a long time discussing arthritis, stenosis and pain. The only addition I can make to her treatment is a basic explanation...
...Nobody much wants to be Anna's doctor. Her problem is not readily solved - at least in the way she would like it to be. She has the usual (bad) insurance which doesn't pay enough to cover expenses for the time it actually takes to educate and satisfy her. She has therefore been to at least six other doctors without learning what's wrong with her; she still thought the problem was in her legs. The "bend your back" advice must have been given to her by at least a few of the other docs...