7 out of 10 doctors reported that since beginning their practices, the bond with their patients has eroded.The subtitle is “Feeling like your doctor is rushed, distracted, or just doesn’t care? You’re not alone, and it may be hurting your health and your pocketbook.” It starts with the story of Regina’s first visit with her husband Fred to a doctor, who was uncaring and rushed. The first of these sins is thatovertreatment. The two car-dinal sins under her world view are capturedin her title. The article, by Overtreated author Shannon Brownlee, is The Doctor Will See You – If You’re Quick. As a crusader, Brownlee has a clear vision ofwhat wrongs need to be righted. Her book Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer, which was published in 2007, was named the best economics book of the year by the. It’s not a happy story – nothing about her story is – but it’s good to see such things getting the visibility they deserve.

What news to wake up to – SPM’s “resident artist” Regina Holliday is in Newsweek.

Overtreated by Shannon Brownlee