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When Doctors Don't Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests Leana Wen, Joshua Kosowsky
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Oct 31, 2013 - Superimposed over those feelings was every instance when a doctor refused to listen to me, all the times when I'd had to be vulnerable with a doctor and had that vulnerability rewarded with pain and betrayal. Nov 10, 2012 - If you don't have a high risk for weak bones (70 years old for men and 65 for women), you may want to demur if your doctor recommends bone density imaging. Apr 10, 2013 - I also tell the story of the heartbreak I felt when I was told my misdiagnosis was a “series of unfortunate events.” I understand that doctors often have an impossible job and are fallible. Wen speaks regularly across the U.S. Jan 3, 2013 - This exact scenario is painted in a new book entitled "When Doctors Don't Listen: How To Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests" (see http://tinyurl.com/alf5qoe). Explains she's not interested in a pap smear because cervical cancer's always been rare and they don't actually prevent anything, that doctor is likely to argue with the patient and perhaps tell the patient that she's wrong in a less than supportive manner. Sep 14, 2010 - Considering it's hereditary, I figured I might as well and set an appointment with a doctor at Austin Regional Clinic to get tested. Jul 16, 2013 - She is the author of the critically-acclaimed book, “When Doctors Don't Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnosis and Unnecessary Tests.” For more information, visit her blog The Doctor is Listening or her website. I agree with all of the above perspectives. Sep 18, 2013 - An idea I picked up from a radio interview with Dr.