A physician faces cancer in himself

A Physician in Spite of Himself

This text, published in late 2009, presents an excellent guide to herbal pharmacotherapies and is well laid out. Evidence is graded from A (Strong scientific), B (good), C (unclear or conflicting), through to D (fair negative). A series of chapters on relevant organs and diseases including Parkinson's disease, insomnia, and pain, are very comprehensive. Several diseases had some commendable and...

[The physician in spite of himself].

Public opinion is our supreme court: D W Cathell MD, The Physician Himself.

D aniel Webster Cathell MD (1839–1925) began writing his book ‘‘The Physician Himself’’ in 1882 to help new physicians in America prosper. His book was so popular that it was in its tenth edition in 1892, last revised in 1922 and republished in 1931. In those days, before the reforms in American medical education driven by the Flexner report of 1910, it was easy to become a physician—many men d...

Physician Empathy towards Patients: A Survey in Iranian Teaching Hospitals

Background and Objectives: Empathy is a key element of physician-patient relations, playing a significant role in effectiveness of health care. This study aimed to evaluate the level of empathy of specialist physicians and advise strategies to promote empathy. Methods: All 142 specialist physicians practicing in teaching hospitals of Zanjan City (No...

Physician retention in deprived areas: a letter to the editor