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...wasn't congested nor did he cough; he had no sore throat or headache, no stomach aches, nausea or vomiting; his appetite and sleep habits were normal; he had no unusual bleeding tendencies and he did not bruise easily. His physical exam revealed nothing out of the ordinary. A quick scan of Seth?s chart reminded me that his family?s medical history was equally unremarkable...
...indeed, I am the doctor - and given their body language, I was clearly not serving my patient or his family. I did a quick scan of my notes, performed a quick mental review of my history and physical and felt confident that I wasn?t missing anything - except of course, what was worrying Seth?s family. I scanned their faces slowly, but each one in turn looked away until I met eyes with the grandmother. She licked her lips, "My cousin?s grandson had a fever and then a nosebleed and he died of leukemia...
...when I meet new patients, I implore them to bring me their worries, not just their symptoms. And when faced with blank expressions, I am quick to ask, "Is there anything that you?re worried about that we haven?t discussed?" Every now and then, I get an answer I?m not expecting, and we are all the better...
...expect from someone in the fourth decade of her athletic career, Navratilova doesn't believe in instant gratification. The quick-fix mentality, she says, is what's wrong with how a lot of folks approach fitness. "You can't feel like you have to drastically change your life overnight," she says. "People make resolutions, especially at New Year's. They last two weeks." The enthusiasm may be well intentioned, but the plan is usually not well executed. "They get excited. 'I'm going to the gym!'" she says. "Then they totally overdo it. They are exhausted and sore, and that...
...Nobody seems to get that,” says Michael A. Greenspan, a Boston activist who frequently speaks to Harvard students about transgender issues. Greenspan “came out” during his freshman year in high school, and has since transitioned fully as a man. Greenspan is quick to criticize individuals who feel the current code covers transgendered students “It’s just semantics for people who have the luxury of calling it just semantics,” says Greenspan.OPEN TO SUGGESTIONAlthough the average student doesn’t know too much about TTF?...