The patient decides when it's best to go. Jack Kevorkian decidepatient Change image and share on social
If one of us, any of us, any American is traveling in a town somewhere in America and a medical crisis hits them, for someone who is diabetic or perhaps has heart disease or some other problems, where do we get the records to determine what to do? Timothy Murphy americaamericancrisis share on social
In terms of fitness and battling through cancer, exercise helps you stay strong physically and mentally. Grete Waitz battlecancerexercise Change image and share on social
I had a sense of debt to the medical profession and to surgery particularly. I would not be as ambient as I am without it. Jeffrey Tate ambientdebtmedical Change image and share on social
The fact is that a bill allowing any employer to deny insurance coverage based on a moral objection - along with giving an employer permission to ask for medical records showing why a woman is taking birth control - opens up a set of problems that I'm sure its sponsors have not fully considered. Richard Carmona allowbasebill share on social
My mother was a medical records librarian and wonderful with us girls. She sewed a lot of our clothes - really glamorous, beautiful clothes - and I think that's part of why I was so successful when I went off to Paris; she'd made me all these wonderful clothes to take. Jerry Hall beautifulclothegirl share on social
The medical profession is - and knows itself to be - endemically conservative and conformist. Margaret Heffernan conformistconservativeendemically Change image and share on social
My father started growing very quiet as Alzheimer's started claiming more of him. The early stages of Alzheimer's are the hardest because that person is aware that they're losing awareness. And I think that that's why my father started growing more and more quiet. Patti Davis alzheimerawareawareness share on social
As a former professional patient advocate, I believe prescription drugs are an essential part of high-quality medical treatment, and I supported enactment of the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act. Sue Kelly actadvocatedrug share on social
Experiments suggest that if one particle of Ebola enters a person's bloodstream, it can cause a fatal infection. This may explain why many of the medical workers who came down with Ebola couldn't remember making any mistakes that might have exposed them. Richard Preston bloodstreamebolaenter share on social