Essay: Second Opinions, Through a Patientâs Eyes
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Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.
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One doctor discusses an antidepressant's surprising side effect for a female patient.
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Often, a patient's âhave you ever ...â question is less a therapeutic riddle to be solved than an expression of genuine skepticism that they can indeed be helped.
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An unsurprising response from the FDA.
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Sometimes it's tough for patients to tell the whole story.
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Doctors try to balance a patient's trust with new technology.
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Â· One patient a day dies waiting for a transplant Â· BMA backs idea, but other groups voice concerns
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Reader Shivani sends us her experiences.
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Those treating pain make subjective choices about dosage. When a doctor gets it wrong, is it a mistake or a felony?
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For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
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Medical care was at times so scarce and shabby that it became another kind of abuse. An inside look
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The case of a woman in a vegetative   state who appeared to play tennis in her head highlights one of   the key frustrations of doctors who treat such patients --   trying to figure out what is going on in someone else's brain.
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When a person is told he has an aggressive form of cancer, he might seek a second opinion if the doctor responds by telling him to drink plenty of fluids, take two aspirin, get a good night sleep and call the office in the morning.
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Provenge supporters weigh in on an FDA decision.
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A former high court judge suggests judges hearing difficult legal cases could call for a second opinion.
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How the judgment may thwart attempts to recover
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There's an open secret in medicine: Patients lie.