Interpreting Health Benefits and Risks

This up-to-date guide to communication in patient-centred medicine describes the health risks posed by a range of screening tests, procedures and treatment regimens. It discusses the growing trend for patients to become involved in their own care, particularly in...

What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear

Despite modern medicine's fascination with modern gadgets, the most powerful diagnostic tool is the doctor-patient conversation, which can uncover a large proportion of diseases. However, what patients say and what doctors hear are often two very different things....