There are two ends to the stethoscope...

Ever wonder what physicians complain about regarding their patients and vice versa? A Washington Post article discusses the findings of a survey conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center:

Among patients' biggest grumbles, found the survey conducted by the nonprofit Consumer Reports National Research Center and published in the February issue of Consumer Reports: doctors' failure to divulge the cost of medications or office visits (cited by two-thirds of respondents); failure to mention medication side effects (cited by almost one-third); doctors who couldn't see them within a week (19 percent); and doctors who don't return tests results promptly (7 percent).

For their part, doctors took umbrage with patients for not "following their prescribed treatment," waiting too long to make an appointment and being reluctant to discuss their symptoms.

Click here for the article. Now I can't get that Joni Mitchell song, "Both Sides Now" out of my head.
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