Taking a Stand – Janet Lynn Mitchell Discovers Her Doctors Lied for 15 Years

I have known Janet Lynn Mitchell since I met her about five years ago. We don’t see each other   often, but we recently had the chance to catch up at a women’s writers conference and I remembered just how amazing this woman’s story of medical malpractice is. But just as important is the story she [...]

Learning to be Assertive Despite the Fatigue of Illness

By Lisa Copen
I had just received the third pink slip in two weeks from the lab that said my payment was passed due. Over three times I had called and my insurance company had assured me that the lab work was covered and that they would mail out a check that afternoon. This time, when [...]

Are Herbs Safer Than Drugs?

According to ExperimentalMedicine.org, “approximately 25 percent of Americans who consult their physician about a serious health problem are employing unconventional therapy, but only 70 percent of these patients inform their physician of such use.”
Since herbal products are not regulated for their purity and potency, like conventional drugs, there can be severe adverse effectss and drug [...]

Find Health Answers at Your Fingertips

Have you ever gone to an internet search engine website like Google to look up information on health? A survey conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 61 percent of adults say they look online for health information. There’s a new term for this: e-patients.
E- patients take internet searches a step further. Not [...]

Why Won’t My Doctor Treat Me?

What do you suggest to a patient who likely has a chronic illness but whose doctor refuses to treat her or refer her to a specialist? I have a friend whose doctor insists on treating her with antibiotics to treat the symptoms, but not the illness. It has been going on for over [...]

Americans Welcome Conversation w/ Doctor About Faith

According to Newsweek, more than half of the med schools in the country now offer courses on spirituality and medicine; just a decade ago, only 3 schools did. This is largely because patients are demanding more spiritual care.
A Newsweek Poll found that 72 percent of Americans say they would welcome a conversation with their physician [...]

Are You a “Difficult Patient”?

What is so terrible about wanting to look at our own medical records? Someone brought this video to my attention recently–a Seinfeld clip, in which Elaine looks at her folder in the doctor’s office and sees that a previous doctor recorded that she was “difficult.”
It has a whole new meaning now that doctors and medical [...]

When The Doctor Becomes Ill: Interview with Carrie Carter, MD

Lisa sits down with doctor Carrie Carter to discuss how life changed for this doctor one day when she because the patient. This is reprinted from HopeKeepers Magazine, 2004.
“I woke up feeling better than usual and I’m not a morning person. I was driving to work and pulled into the parking lot when everything around [...]

How Has The New Age Movement Affected The Medical Field?

The New Age Movement has a lot to say about spirituality, but it rejects Christ’s claim of absolute truth.  The idea that truth is a matter of personal preference has influenced our culture, our political system, and even our churches.  It comes as no surprise that New Age philosophy has affected the field of medicine.
Modern [...]