Errors in medical test results are common. For example, studies report that up to 12 percent of mammogram results are false positive, meaning they report...
Charles B. Inlander
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Selecting Mental Health Services
The demand for mental health services has exploded over the past few years. Blame it, in part, on the COVID pandemic, which created both fear...
Checking Out a Surgeon
Eight years ago, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I had just one day to check out the neurosurgeon who was recommended to operate...
Your Medical Test Results
There are many things about our health-care system that cause anxiety. Issues such as getting a reasonably quick appointment with a specialist or the cost...
Micro Hospitals – A Growing Trend
The old saying “What goes around, comes around” is the best way to describe what is happening in the hospital industry. Starting in the 1970s,...
Negotiating With Your Medical Provider
A friend of mine recently asked me if he had the right to negotiate fees with his doctors. My friend has a very high-deductible family...
What to Expect in 2024
The pandemic dramatically disrupted the health-care system over the past three years. From free vaccines to the expansion of telemedicine, health-care consumers, people like you...
The Disease of Loneliness
You have probably never thought of loneliness as a disease, but, more and more, loneliness is being viewed as a serious health malady. In fact,...
Health-Care Advertising
Prior to the 1980s, health-care advertising was barely noticeable. The bulk of the products advertised on television or in magazines were over-the-counter drugs. Prescription medicines...
Health Screening Tests
Health screening tests are designed to identify serious medical conditions early. The earlier a condition is identified, the better the chances that the treatment will...
Finding A Caregiver
Finding a competent and honest caregiver to help take care of a family member or loved one is a complicated and perilous process. The demand...
Depersonalized Health Care
The delivery of medicine has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. While you still go to a doctor for most of your medical needs,...