Physician and patient perspectives

The Wall Street Journal Health blog highlights two recently published surveys that point to the different perspective of physicians and patients. The differences highlight how different perspectives can affect the quality of communication between physicians and patients. A little perspective-taking, or thinking from the other person's view, can go along way in facilitating communication.

Looking for health information online

The New York Times had an article today about where to look for health information online and the dangers of hysterical hypochondria and subtle misinformation. Many of us want to research our own health issues before visiting our doctor, and the Internet can be a great source of information. But it is important to weed through the special interests and the hype to reach more objective information. Today's article points the reader to some good sources to get past the hype.