Articles Tagged ‘health information’

Opinion | By February 01, 2010 | By Jennifer Gibson, PharmD | 1 Comment

Crossing the Line from Physician to Journalist

The recent coverage of the devastation and destruction after the earthquake in Haiti has had an unintended consequence; the public is now questioning the legitimacy and ethics of the physicians who masquerade as journalists.

For decades, there has been an increased interest in and awareness of the need for physicians and the medical community to work more closely with journalists and the mass media to guarantee the accurate and appropriate dissemination of health information. Training programs for both physicians and journalists now include innovative curriculum to promote collaboration and build a mutual respect between the professions that, in the end, promotes public health and safety. Publishing or broadcasting clear, consistent and contemporary health and medical information to the general public is a shared responsibility of physicians and journalists. But, what happens when the physician and the journalist is the same person? Read more →

The Inherent Problem With Health Insurance | October 03, 2007 | 7 Comments

I’ve been helping a friend look for health and dental insurance these past few weeks. As a physician employed by a hospital, I get insurance as a benefit of my employment. Essentially, it is a corporate type of insurance that is paid for by my employer. Anybody who works for my hospital gets the insurance, regardless of whether they are healthy or sick, smokers or non-smokers, or young or old. Read more →

Living with a Brain Disorder: Joy, 31-35, Cancer and Anxiety | July 10, 2006 | 3 Comments

Interviewee: Joy, age 31-35, from Washington with anxiety and cancer.

I was happily married, life was good wonderful even. My husband left when I found out I had cancer, stating he is gay. I am cancer free now. I have never been diagnosed. Have been treated for anxiety in 2003 used effexor, no therapy

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Living with a Brain Disorder: Hua, 16-20, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | June 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

Interviewee: Hua, age 16-20, from China was diagnosed with “Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. I was diagnosed in May 2004 in China but suffered from it for four years.”

Well, I can write a book to describe everything. I’m an OCD expert. Internet is where i obtained all those infos. Reading Self-help books, joining online OCD communities, read online-articles regarding OCD. I never engage in any therapy.

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Living with a Brain Disorder: Nicole, 26-30, Bipolar & PTSD | March 25, 2006 | 0 Comments

Interviewee: Nicole, age 26-30, from Washington was diagnosed with “Bipolar 2 Disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)”.

I became depressed many years ago when I was 21 years old. It started after I had flashbacks to my childhood where it began to show me I was molested by someone. For a couple of years I ignored it all. I began sleeping all day and felt very bad about myself. Now I have so much build up in me I xlpode into a crying rage and I cant concentrate on anything. Everything I see makes me cry then i am ok for a few hours then it starts all over again. I have been diagnosed now as if yestarday and I am having a hard time understanding any of this. I am seeing a Psychologist.

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