In a group text with fellow pediatricians, I received a message asking if anyone knew where a child could get a blood draw that was not the emergency room. The question came from a colleague on behalf of another physician friend. She was worried her son might be anemic because of how he looked pale and was unusually fatigued.
She had just switched jobs and her son was not covered yet …
Health insurance coverage loss threatens sick children
My last patient of the day had been to four other doctors before coming to see me. She was coming in for abdominal pain that had been going on for about two years and had seen multiple specialists that resulted in multiple tests, in hopes to get an explanation for her symptoms. She came in wanting answers, but also skeptical of me. Skeptical of my ability to help her, skeptical …
Why patient trust in physicians is declining
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