Abraham Verghese Quotes About Healthcare
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We know the average American physician interrupts their patient in 14 seconds.
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The most important innovation in medicine to come in the next 10 years: the power of the human hand.
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In an emergency, what treatment is given by ear? Words of Comfort.
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We're losing a ritual. We're losing a ritual that I believe is transformative, transcendent, and is at the heart of the patient-physician relationship.
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I joke, but I only half joke, that if you come to one of our hospitals missing a limb, no one will believe you till they get a CAT scan, MRI, or orthopedic consult.
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No matter what ailed you, you went to see the barber surgeon who wound up cupping you, bleeding you, purging you. And, oh yes, if you wanted, he would give you a haircut and pull your tooth while he was at it.
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