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When Trust Hurts: Doubting your Doctor

Now more than ever, the credibility of health care providers is on the line. The chopping block really. Today, we get to talk with Sam, who lives with chronic migraines and recently faced major doubts about their physician’s ties to the industry and ability to empathize with migraine pain.

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Is there a difference between DOs and MDs?

Today, the differences are minimal, though D.O.s still receive training in osteopathic manipulative treatment and are more likely to work in primary care and rural areas. Research shows no significant differences in patient outcomes between D.O.s and M.D.s.

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Why Did I Get A Drug Screen?

It can feel patronizing. It’s invasive. It’s stigmatizing. As a physician, I hate that most laboratory assays still refer to this test as a “urine drug screen” or “drug screen”. Using the word DRUG immediately brings back memories of drug lords in Sicario or the meth lab in Breaking Bad.

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