A Physician Caught Trying to Heal Himself
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Rarely has a more conflicted or unpromising candidate entered the field of medicine, and this mismatch gives âInternâ its offbeat appeal.
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A suspended physician working at a clinic in Oakland Park, Fla., injected himself and three other people with botulinum toxin that he had prepared as if it were Botox, a licensed drug, rather than the far more potent, raw toxin it was, according to
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The medical profession has a costly, little-known secret: Many treatments don&#39;t work all that well for many -- even most -- people.
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For doctors, searching out disease before it appears can also carry risks.
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It seems that more and more medical students and young doctors show up for clinical work in less-than-professional attire.
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A doctor knew that operating would bring about a cure of a patientÂs condition, but he was convinced of both her insanity and her utterly lucid desire to avoid surgery.
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When Dr. Julio Bonis awoke one Sunday morning with a sore shoulder, he could not figure out what he had done. It felt like a sports injury, but he had been a bit of a couch potato lately.
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Sometimes, it is only when the patient is halfway out the door that important information spills out.
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A new movie brings anesthesia awareness, a rare phenomenon that doctors are still struggling to understand, to life.
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Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors, but studies have shown that physiciansâ apologies may protect against litigation.
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Christopher A. Warner says he considers himself something of a maverick, a caring physician willing to challenge medical orthodoxy in order to help women.
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How to heal when the inexplicable occurs? Sometimes the right response is acting normal
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One doctor discusses an antidepressant's surprising side effect for a female patient.
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The patient was sicker than we thought. He would not reveal that in public, of course, because he was a proud man, a surprisingly private one, too, for someone who was so immediately recognizable and so candid during his long and wildly successful life.
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For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
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A patient of one of my psychiatric residents recently caught him off guard with a challenging question: âHave you ever been in psychotherapy yourself?â
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Dr. Frank Fisher's ordeal lingers as a cautionary tale of what can happen to doctors who treat pain aggressively.