Tag: health care
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How to Recognize Health Misinformation
From foods to skin creams to ice baths. We’re inundated with health misinformation. Products that say they’ll improve our health, cure disease and make us live longer. For some, the claims may be true, but for many, it can be hard to tell fact from fiction. While a lot of these products don’t live up…
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Why heart disease is often missed in women: The myth of the ‘widowmaker’
Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for women throughout the world. Approximately seven times more women die from heart disease than breast cancer. Even in women with breast cancer, dying from heart disease is a leading cause of death. Yet when I ask undergraduate students in my class (majority of whom are…
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“Something’s wrong with me.” Lessons on dealing with heart disease from a patient perspective
Have you ever felt something not right in your body, unsure what it may be and decided not to get it checked out by your doctor or avoid going to the ER? Ever go see the doctor only to be told nothing is wrong with you? Have you ever felt anxious about your health? If…
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If I talk, will my doctor listen? (Part 2)
When I think about the doctors I’ve had, the ones I think highly of are the ones who listened to me, answered my questions and took time to explain what the problem is. I also recall the doctors who I have a not so fond memory of. In university, I broke my tailbone. At the…