Dear Readers –
For those of you wondering why your doctor — or a dying relative’s or friend’s doctor — isn’t treating patients as reasonable adults, the AP just came out with a terrific story on the subject.
Please remember: all of us are consumers. We need to demand from medical personnel the same kind straight talk and reasoned analysis we’d expect from any high-priced vendor of valuable goods. In this case, there’s nothing more valuable after a diagnosis than honesty.
More and more patients are demanding it
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