Have you ever insisted on a test or treatment when your doctor suggests otherwise? Has your doctor pressured you to get tested, or undergo a treatment, that you didn’t think was needed? The dangers of too many tests and treatments for patients should be of concern to all of us as it can impact our […]
Understanding Your Diagnosis and Treatment Options
Can You Trust Symptom Checker Apps or Websites?
When we feel sick, or something seems wrong, most of us want an answer reasonably fast. Certainly, you can make an appointment with your primary care doctor or go to urgent care. But what if you feel too lousy to see a doctor in person? Or, what if you think your condition might be too […]
Can Telemedicine Help You Get a Proper Diagnosis for a Rare Disease?
It goes without saying that it’s impossible for doctors to treat medical conditions if they cannot determine what is wrong. Most patients receive an accurate diagnosis in a timely manner, likely after some testing and perhaps a visit or two with specialists. However, for a person with a rare disease, the road to an accurate […]
Can Ethnicity and Race Impact Cancer Survival?
A cancer diagnosis is scary for everyone. For many of us, it’s our worst fear. Clearly, we worry about the prognosis and the potentially hard treatments that lay ahead. What we shouldn’t have to worry about is how our race or ethnicity could impact our chance of having a positive outcome. But it looks fairly […]
The Dangers of Stem Cell Clinics
When you have a condition that doctors struggle to treat, it’s frustrating, scary and depressing. You worry you’ll never get better. You feel like your life will never feel normal again. In desperation, some patients turn to unproven, unapproved treatments at unregulated stem cell clinics. And this decision can bring trouble because many stem cell […]