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Tough decision? Take it piece by piece
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Brian Zikmund-Fisher took the lead on a study published this week in which we found evidence that when people face tough decisions, it helps for them to break the decision into smaller pieces, and take it one step at a time. Here is a link to some media coverage in India.Are Patients Harmed When Physicians Explain Things Too Simply?
ByadminA quick quiz before we start today’s lesson. What do we call a tree that grows from acorns? What do we call a funny story? What sound does a frog make? What is another word for a cape? What do we call the white part of an egg? On that last question, were you tempted…
Buying Junk Food With Taxpayer Dollars: Whether Interventions to Encourage Healthy Purchasing Work
BypeterOne of my elderly relatives was in line at the grocery store one day and saw the person ahead of him charging what looked like a cart full of junk food to her food assistance card. My relative was incensed: Why, should his hard earned tax dollars be used to pay for someone’s Cheetos? Currently,…
My Doctor Told Me The Cost Of The Appointment… Give Or Take $200!
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Angry Your Doctor Won’t Tell You What That Test Costs? You Should Be!
ByadminSteve B. wasn’t going to be fooled twice. He’d recently seen an ear, nose, and throat specialist for a “tickle in the throat” that wouldn’t go away. He’d forked over a co-pay at check-in, but then the doctor said he needed “to put a scope down there” and check his throat. He later received a…
