The talking heads have already buried Ted Kennedy and are delivering their eulogies.

I’m offended by their prematurity – I mean, the guy is still figuring out his treatment plan – but I recognize that this is what the media does. I’m really not that critical of all these proclamations of love and friendship and praise for his principled actions. It is characteristic of the media to shamelessly force to the surface the emotional drama that underlies an event. Read More

Giving Your Doctor the Pink Slip

Sometimes getting the health care you deserve means admitting that the expert you’ve “hired” to help may not be the right person for the job. It might be time to fire your doctor if you feel that you can’t ask questions, the doctor doesn’t try to explain things to you  — or even if you just don’t like each other.
 
When a specialist admitted to Lois Anderson that she was right to keep asking for a test he had delayed, she was not happy to be right. Instead, the York, Pa., breast cancer survivor wished she had considered severing ties months earlier.

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