Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Becoming Your Own Doctor In The Brave New World Of Personalized Medicine



From the article: "So for most people, serving as our own doctor is well-nigh impossible. Being a doctor isn’t a part-time position or a hobby. A small number of smart, highly motivated people take the extreme effort necessary to become a doctor, but this isn’t the path the vast majority of the rest of us have taken, can take, or even want to take. And even if we are wannabe Dr. Welbys and Dr. Houses, we don’t have the necessary skills and fortitude and time to get a genuine medical education." Read more