ISBN: 9780593490112 - the elusive body: patients, doctors, and the diagnosis crisis (9 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "Engaging and illuminating."Jerome Groopman, The New York Review of Books"I found Ms. Sifferlin's book entertaining, enlightening, and in addition timelya book mindful of science in this era when crackpot notions about public health and medicine are routinely issued from on high."Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Mountains Beyond MountainsA compelling, necessary, and timely investigation into the diagnosis crisis in the American healthcare system, from the patients living with undiagnosed illnesses, to the doctors searching for answers, and what their quests reveal about our flawed medical systemMillions of Americans live with conditions that elude diagnosis, often navigating a healthcare system that fails to recognize or effectively address their suffering. Journalist Alexandra Sifferlin has spent years investigating the diagnosis crisis in Americawhat it means to live without an accurate diagnosis and how both medical and patient communities are working to improve the diagnostic process. The National Institutes of Health's Undiagnosed Diseases Network, a series of clinics of last resort where physicians and researchers work tirelessly to solve some of medicine's most confounding cases, is at the forefront of change, showing what's possible when healthcare providers and scientists are freed from the bureaucracy of a system beholden to insurance companies, and encouraged to work together with the aim of solving some of medicine's most perplexing mysteries.A correct diagnosis is more than a label; it's a lifeline that opens doors to treatment options, financial support, and an understanding community. Weaving the profound, maddening, and uplifting stories of patients seeking answers to unexplainable symptoms, the doctors trying to help them, and the latest research on diagnosis, The Elusive Body illuminates the diagnostic journey, revealing why diagnoses matter and how they have the power to transform lives, the medical system, and even society, one case at a time.…

Zustand: New. Alexandra Sifferlin is an editor leading health and science coverage for The New York Times Opinion desk. She is a former deputy editor of the&nbsphealth publication Elemental, and staff writer at Time, where she covered medicin.