from the boston globe, march 24, 08
i think it’s interesting to read about multicultural experiences in our mental healthcare system. this story portrays how so many doctors misinterpret symptoms described by patients that have come from other countries, (and no doubt american born citizens as well!) who hold strong belief in their traditional, native medicine [...]
Archive for March 26th, 2008
Culture gap in other countries, symptoms of mental illness vary, with treatments that American doctors are just beginning to appreciate
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cultural anthropology and western medicince, cultural sensitivity, cupping, misdiagnosed due to culture gap, misdiagnosed symptoms of mental illness, multicultural healthcare, traditional/native medicince vs. western medicine on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
collections and disclosure of physician prescribing information
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged collection and disclosure of patient information, physician prescribing information, privacy, the nation's healthcare system on March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
this is interesting…i’m not 100% clear with what’s going on here…maybe one of you can throw in your two cents on this. from what i can gather, big pharma wants that all prescription information from doctor to patient, made public or at least available for their access. i guess new hampshire has already taken steps [...]
