Physicians base their everyday medical decision-making on the most updated research studies and statistics. A point I really took away from learning about “Health in the Anthropocene” in my Climate Change and Health course was the significant role of epidemiology in highlighting awareness of the impact of human energy consumption and industrial development on future […]
The Power of Anecdotes
Four months into my outpatient rotation with family medicine and internal medicine, I’ve noticed a lot of patients who may decline certain screening tests (i.e. mammograms, colonoscopy), or vaccines (i.e. influenza, shingles), either providing no reason for their refusal or stating that “I don’t need it, I never get sick.” It is quite stunning to […]
