"It's better to bring it up earlier than right at the end of the encounter, as the doctor is getting up to leave the room, because that's frustrating for both patient and doctor, " says Kroenke.
An estimated 20% of Paluku Lussy's fistula patients report feeling ostracized by their communities, and divorce is common, says the doctor, who started his residency in 2001 at HEAL Africa, a 155-bed tertiary hospital with a fistula repair unit.
Imagine the following: your family doctor says you need emergency heart surgery and books you into the top clinic in the country, which is out of state.
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" But they keep her away from the doctor, she says, and that's good because "I don't have time to sit around waiting in doctors' offices.
To further emphasize the concept of success rate, assume that the doctor comes into your hospital room and says that your upcoming surgery has a good success rate: a 95% chance of success.
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"You mustn't start fixing up the closets and taking Aunt Lucy to the doctor because you're the only one at home, " she says.
The doctor says there is no major damage and gives her some painkillers in a brown paper bag.
Anyone taking the product should stop immediately and contact a doctor, it says.
"She read a paper about this new procedure called radiofrequency ablation, and she wrote to the doctor who did the study, and asked him for the best place to go in the Northeast, " says James Parles, a pediatrician in Smithtown, New York.
Before going to the doctor, gather your immunization records and family health history, says Jeffrey J.
Basically, Doctor Grumpy says, the honor attracts annoying patients and vendors who want to sell you financial services or a plaque for your waiting room.
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"You can throw the kitchen sink at him and nothing happens, " says his chief spin doctor, Aurelio German.
"The number of people you're treating will far outweigh any savings, " says Mark Fendrick , a noted health economist and doctor at the University of Michigan.
The typical age is 31 for telecommuters and 22 on campus, says Tom Lenz, the director of Creighton's online doctor of pharmacy program.
"First off, this certainly doesn't address having people lose weight in a healthy manner, " says Samantha Heller, RD, the host of Doctor Radio and a contributor to Health magazine.
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Gregg Bloche, a lawyer and doctor at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins, says he expects that this could be the start of a trend.
"Absolutely these diets must be done under the care of a doctor, " says CNNHealth.com's diet and fitness expert, Dr. Melina Jampolis, a physician nutrition specialist.
"The old days of your doctor being in charge of your health - take that and throw it out the window, " says Agus.
One way to learn the latest in conversational English: Rana Al Ruhaily, 29, a doctor who moved to Chicago from Saudi Arabia last year, says she and her husband consider the show "Family Guy" to be required TV viewing, to help them fill in gaps.
Ahmad Saba, a doctor and a member of the powerful Kafarneh clan in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, says he (and, he estimates, some 1, 200 of his kinsmen) has been unable to go to work in Gaza City for three months because of a feud between the Kafarnehs and the city's Dughmush clan.
Dr. Ezekiel Emmanuel, one of the study authors and director of the department of bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, says it's unethical for a doctor to suggest a medication that hasn't been proven to work.
As the doctor prods the wound with finger, Henrie says the bullet feels like fire in his leg, and he asks if someone has gone to get his mother.
Tom Salemi, editor of the Venture Capital Analyst Newsletter on Healthcare, says the clinics are cheaper to run than doctor's offices, urgent care centers, and ERs, because they have lower labor, equipment, and billing costs.
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