medical stethoscope with red paper heart on white surface by Karolina Grabowska
medical stethoscope with red paper heart on white surface by Karolina Grabowska
Growing up you might have been lucky enough to have a family doctor that knew everything about you because you were able to share your stories, and he or she remembered. For most of us, this old-fashion style of medicine doesn't exist today. The world is somehow spinning fast and there just isn't time to listen and share. Well, it turns out that researchers are proving that there are a number of tangible benefits to our stories for both the patient and the doctor. This quote from The Guardian article below nails it. "If relationships were a drug, guideline developers would mandate their use."
"Most of us over the age of 30 can remember the family doctor we had when we were kids. They met us as babies and watched us grow up. They knew our stories, those of our siblings, our parents and often our grandparents, too. These stories were fundamental to the bond of trust between doctors and their patients. We are now learning that this deep, accumulated knowledge was also palpably beneficial in medical terms... Read More in The Guardian"
