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"Offering examples of how to make medicine better for the healers and those they serve, If I Betray These Words profiles clinicians across the country who are tough, resourceful, and resilient, but feel trapped between the patient-first values of their Hippocratic oath and the business imperatives of a broken healthcare system"--
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A doctor reflects on his profession and his experience with patients in this brilliant essay collection that expands on his wildly popular Twitter poems. In medicine, every patient presents with a story. "Once upon a time I was well, and then..." These patient narratives are the beating heart of medicine; through stories we strive to communicate, to understand, to empathize, and perhaps find healing. These Vital Signs is a poignant series of essays--deeply...
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Randy Pherson struggled with a medical condition for five years before getting a proper diagnosis. This book distills what the author has learned into 16 actions a person can and should take to ensure quality health care. How to get the right diagnosis will help you live to tell your story by teaching you the techniques intelligence analysts use to communicate with medical professionals. Many know from experience that the medical system can be difficult...
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