Thursday 21 January 2010

Breast Cancer Screening: Who, When, and How? - Women's Health

Breast Cancer Screening: Who, When, and How? - Women's Health

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Cyberchondria: Is Online Health Information Good for Patients?: The Bigger Picture

The conclusion to this article, The Bigger Picture, gives us all some hope. New doctors in training are now actively encouraged to ask their patients not only about their symptoms but what they've found out about it, thereby engaging more with said patient. Would certainly make the patient feel more comfortable dealing with their doctor on this level. What do you think?
Cyberchondria: Is Online Health Information Good for Patients?: The Bigger Picture
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Cyberchondria: Is Online Health Information Good for Patients?: Doctors in a Wired World

I found this article very interesting as I have come up against blinkered medical practitioners when trying to introduce www.simplyhormones.com as a peer to peer support system for women going through menopause. Now that I know they feel threatened by their patients gaining information via the internet, it makes sense. Practice nurses seem to 'get' it but very few doctors. It'll happen eventually, you'll see. Enjoy the article.
Cyberchondria: Is Online Health Information Good for Patients?: Doctors in a Wired World