The Best Medicine

by Magee, Mike; D'Antonio, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780312241841
• ISBN10: 0312241844
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: St Martins Pr

Summary

The authors provide inspiring and instructional antidotes which focus on the damaging impact of managed care.

Author Biography

Mike Magee, M.D. (left), a senior medical adviser at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals world headquarters in New York, is a writer and public speaker. He is a former professor of surgery at Jefferson Medical College and past president of the National Association of Physician Broadcasters. He lives in New York City. Michael D'Antonio, a former feature writer for Newsday, where he shared in the Pulitzer Prize, has published scores of articles on health care in national magazines. He lives on Long Island.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The Scientists	p. 11
Dr. Fearless	p. 13
Hope and Science	p. 24
The Confidence Man	p. 32
Science at Your Service	p. 40
Patience for Patients	p. 48
The Pioneer	p. 55
The Teachers	p. 63
Dr. Crusader	p. 65
Candor, Communication, and Concern	p. 75
Help and Self-Help	p. 82
Hometown Hero	p. 90
The Mentors	p. 97
Physician as Mentor	p. 99
The Family Medical Expert	p. 106
Doctor Mom	p. 117
"Res" Girl, M.D.	p. 127
The Healers	p. 135
More Than Skin Deep	p. 137
Faith, Hope, and Medicine	p. 145
Good Karma	p. 152
Never Met a Patient He Didn't Like	p. 160
Lessons in Love	p. 167
The Literary Doctor	p. 174
The Friends	p. 183
All His Children	p. 185
"Don't Just Do Something, Sit There"	p. 197
Well-Trained Friends	p. 206
How's Everything at Home?	p. 215
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