Physician

"Too Cuticle for Words"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Cocktail, Nurse, Columnist, Hydrogen Peroxide, Hangnail, Stamford Advocate, Humor, Band-Aid, Thanksgiving, Ginsu Knife, Obituary, Physician, America, Paronychia, Finger, Epsom Salt, Infection, Antibiotics, Doctor, Stamford, Bacitracin, Comedy News

I can just imagine the lead of my obituary: "Jerry Zezima, a longtime newspaper columnist and certified public nuisance, died yesterday of complications from a hangnail. He was 58."

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RIP Marcus Welby, MD

Dave Chase | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Physician, Health Reform, Doctors Health Care Reform, Primary Care, Politics News

What happened to the old family doctor represented by Marcus Welby? Insurance killed him. Fortunately, new practice models are changing that.

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New Book Explores Van Gogh's Doctor

AP | By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Paul Gachet, Book Review, France, Books, Vincent Van Gogh, Physician, Leaving Van Gogh, Carol Wallace, Van Gogh, Painting, Arts News

-- "Leaving van Gogh" (Spiegel & Grau), by Carol Wallace: Although he merely dabbled with paint and brush, French physician Paul Gachet occupies a si...

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8 Ways To Help Your Doctor Meet Your Expectations

Richard C. Senelick, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Expectations, Patients, Doctor/Patient Relationship, Health, How-to-Make-the-Most-of-Doctor-Visit, Herb Cohen, Getting Things Done, Albert Ellis, Personal Health, Physician, Negotiating, Health Care, Healthy Living News

You are upset, feel "blown off" and no closer to a solution for your problem. What went wrong? You knew what you wanted going in to the visit, why did you come out empty handed?

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An American Doctor Packing Scrubs for Afghanistan

Seema Jilani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Doctor, Muslim, Global Health, CURE International, War, Female, Afghanistan, American, International Health, Relief Work, Physician, Pediatrics, Humanitarian Aid, World News

After many experiences in global health in Lebanon, Egypt, Israel and Palestine, and the Balkans, I am older, but only mildly wiser. I am now plunging head first into a medical trip to Afghanistan working with CURE International.

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Letter to Congress: Physicians and Hospitals Need Protection Too

Dora Calott Wang, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wall Street, Federal Government, Ppaca, Health Care Reform, Physician, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Patient's Bill of Rights, Healthcare, Politics News

Thank you for giving us the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, and the new Patient's Bill of Rights. Next, how about a Physician's Bill of Rights? Physicians and hospitals need protection from health insurance companies too.

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Obesity: The World's Domestic Dilemma

David Kirchhoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scientific Research, Weight Watchers, Sweden, Health, Public/Private Partnerships, National Health Service, Physician, Obesity, Healthcare, Advocacy, Impact News

With an estimated 1.6 billion obese or overweight people in the world, the current obesity crisis is one of those critical issues that will test our global community's strength.

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Find Yourself A Good Doctor

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: DAVID PISETSKY, Physician, Doctor, TIMOTHY QUILL, Barbara Coombs Lee, Healthy Living News

Above all, value humility in your physician. Find a doctor who utters the words, "I don't know" and you've found true gold.

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Are Doctors Spending Enough Time With Patients?

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Treatment, Pa, Hss, Physician, Diagnosis, Blasphemous, Dr. Helene Pavlov, Hospital for Special Surgery, Health Care, Healthy Living News

As a physician I realize that some may think I'm being blasphemous by taking this position but, I wonder, in some cases not all, why we as patients pay so much money for so little time with our physicians.

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Louis Bair, Grand Junction Doctor, Accused Of Inappropriate Sexual Contact

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malpractice, Medical Board, Sex, Grand Junction, Medical License, Doctor, Physician, Misconduct, Louis Bair, Sexual Contact, Denver News

Dr. Louis Bair, a physician in Grand Junction, has had his medical license suspended in response to allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with s...

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Coke Bribes Family Physicians Association for Cheap

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Douglas Henley, Contra Costa, Coca-Cola, Bribe, American Dietetic Association, Coke, American Academy of Family Physicians, Physician, Aafp, Obesity, Walter Willett, Sugar, Northern California, Healthy Living News

What exact role do sugar laden beverages such as Coca Cola, Vitamin Water, and others play in a healthy lifestyle? None. You don't need an educational program to figure that one out.

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A Doctor's Healthcare Reform Roadmap: A Father-Son Interview

Matt Spangler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Atlanta, Health, Health Care Reform, Universal Health Care, Physician, Doctor, Health Insurance, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Healthy Living News

I felt my father was a perfect expert to contribute to the health care debate, so I took the opportunity that every son should take, and sat down with my father to discuss this important topic.

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Should Physicians Participate in the Death Penalty?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Murder, Srini Pillay, Law, Guilt, Brain, Crime, Srinivasan Pillay, Needles, Ethics, Healing, Death Penalty, Morality, Physician, Gunshots, Healthy Living News

I submit that delaying the death penalty is an indication that our own brains are in conflict about killing people in the first place.

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How I Witnessed Sarah Palin's Anti-Abortion Fanatics

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Murder, Abortion, Fanaticism, Anti-Abortion, Fox News, Medical Doctor, Fox, Physician, Domestic Terrorism, Bill O'Reilly, Sarah Palin, Eric Rudolph, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News

Palin's peevishness is appalling, but it pales in comparison to the dangerous ideology that she and her followers share.

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