Medical System Frustrates Doctors Too
November 13, 2007 by Jacqueline L. Jones · 5 Comments
There was a time when I hated mainstream medical professionals. Wouldn’t YOU get a little surly after repeatedly hearing that you were a hypochondriac in spite of the fact that you had a persistent fever of 104 degrees, your ankles were so swollen you couldn’t walk, and you couldn’t lift your hands over your head or do dishes? How could you avoid feeling a little smug when you fixed much of the problem without them, and most of them didn’t know enough to know anything was wrong?
How to Solve the Health Care Crisis in 30 Days
August 9, 2007 by Jacqueline L. Jones · 4 Comments
On Friday, Aug. 3, Bill Moyers Journal featured an interview with Barbara Ehrenreich, an independent journalist who holds a Ph.D. in cell biology. In researching her bestselling book Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich worked a series of jobs at $7 an hour to get a glimpse into how workers on minimum wage survive. She fell behind on her rent the first month.
Head of CDC Agrees: Change Needed in U.S. Medical Education
July 16, 2007 by Jacqueline L. Jones · 1 Comment
In my July 11 post, I suggested that the majority of physicians in this country are trained to treat acute but not chronic diseases nor to prevent them.
On Saturday, July 14, Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters at a meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association that the United States needs to begin health care reform with a change in medical school education. Medical schools should teach disease prevention and offer cooperative training of doctors, nurses, veterinarians, pharmacists and dentists.
