Monday, March 6, 2017

Take Charge of Your Health

Be proactive...

The doctor said I had to do this, but it's so weird.

Turns out there's a not-so-little secret in the medical field.

The secret is that informed consent in health care is commonly not-so-well informed, Mikkael Seekers and Timothy Gilligan, two doctors, write on nytimes.com.

It might be a document we ask you to sign, at the behest of our lawyers, in case we end up in court if a bad outcome happens, they added.

 Unfortunately, it’s often not really about informing you.

What can you do about this?

They suggest that you start being more pro-active and take charge of your health with some very sound advice: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/well/live/informed-patient-dont-bet-on-it.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&smvar=wkndbau&_r=0&referer=http://m.facebook.com

Ask why. Understand your situation.

Photos: Pinterest.

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