Lately, I have been finding Facebook to be more of a curse than a blessing. People I would have had no contact with after elementary and high school are suddenly at my fingertips, pictures of their lives spread out before me. Trips taken, romances had, marriages made, and children born. Not necessarily all in that [...]
A biopsy is the removal of bodily tissue to diagnosis various medical conditions. Some biopsies are more invasive than others. Over the course of my life I’ve had samples of my bone marrow, heart, liver, muscles and uterus removed from my body for further study. My first experience with biopsies was when I was six months old. It was [...]
I was going to write a post that was an upbeat examination of salvage treatment, focussing on the role of the doctors and scientists who work so hard to create treatment options and cures where previously there were none. Their ingenuity and tenacity inspires hope where there wasn’t any before. However, during the past year [...]
The other day I read Should Patients Be Paid for Medical Compliance?, an article written by Dr. Victoria Rogers McEvoy. The article is a response to Pam Belluck’s For Forgetful, Cash Helps Medicine Go Down, written for the New York Times. Both articles explore the concept of paying patients to take medications prescribed to them by [...]
Communication. Everyone has their own style and doctors and patients are no different. When it comes to chronic illness, a lot of information has to pass between a doctor and patient to ensure the best possible care and treatment are being provided and followed. It’s a two-way street that can be difficult to navigate. After years [...]
