Most of us have had reason to consult a medic for one reason or another. Sometimes it’s for trivial reasons, and other times it might be for some complex medical issues. The time you spend in any one consultation is variable, but likely very short. Questions are increasingly being asked whether doctors give patients enough consultation time, or are in a rush to see the next person waiting in the queue. A recent review has documented decreasing consultation times over the years. In the early part of this century, consultation times would span anywhere between 30 minutes to even an hour.
Read more ..... Picture yourself entering your doctor’s office with some mundane ailment. The doctor checks you over and comes up with a diagnosis that only requires simple remedies. But despite the doctor’s conviction that the diagnosis is correct, he or she orders a barrage of tests just to check that everything else is normal. Several tests and more bills down the line, you are back to square one. Nothing else is the matter, and the initial diagnosis and proposed remedies remain unchanged.
Read more ..... But health isn’t built in hospitals; disease is treated there. Health is built every day, over the course of a lifetime, in the places we work, and learn, and play, and pray, and love, and live. Or it isn’t. And if it isn’t, the “health care” system can’t fix it. It can’t make us healthy. It can treat disease, and often quite well. It can forestall death, and often impressively, if at high cost. But it can’t build health and vitality. That power resides with you.
Read more ..... There is a growing trend of self-help healthcare, akin to common DIY (do-it-yourself) chores in day to day lifestyles. DIY healthcare opens you up to several choices about your health, but you must always know where to draw the line. You only need simple tools for DIY healthcare. Some basic level of literacy and an internet enabled device are all that you require. The next thing is to be aware of whatever symptoms or remedies you are seeking.Armed with these, you can then access many resources and get to treat yourself, almost for free.
Read more ..... In years gone by, doctors were instantly recognizable. Almost each one of them wore white coats and smart attire. Male doctors were inevitably clad with ties, long sleeves and well-polished leather shoes. And so too was the case with lady doctors, crisp business suits and well-healed formal footwear. Many would don a stethoscope round their necks, with some tagging a medical bag along.
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