Word: patient
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...despite this lack of support and patient teaching, my passion for stepping only keeps growing. For one thing, stepping just looks so cool. Okay, maybe me stepping doesn't look particularly cool, but CityStep still has this incredible hold over me. I try out new rhythms on my way to the Crimson, and late at night I try the occasional little clap-kick-step in my room. I hold out hope that somewhere inside of me is an incredibly coordinated, cool and spunky stepper...
Recently hired after-hours urgent care physician Donald Perlo talked about a new problem: patient privacy. He said UHS' current setup means students talking to receptionists or nurses about their health problems often have to do so while standing in the middle of a waiting room...
...There are stories that seem to circulate, the same stories every year. I can never get a handle on where they started from," said Kathleen Diaz, UHS' patient advocate...
Supporters, including Roman Catholic bishops and right-to-lifers, say the bill would reduce demand for assisted suicide by making clear that doctors can treat pain aggressively without being overly scrutinized; moreover, physicians wouldn't be prosecuted if they accidentally killed with huge doses of drugs. But foes, including patient advocates, say it would be too hard to determine if a death caused by painkillers was intentional or not. So cops will pry into all cases. "If this bill is passed," says Dr. Nancy Crumpacker, a cancer specialist, "doctors will never again be able to treat suffering people without fear...
...when there's perceived poor care, it's frequently linked to the fact that there's not a connection with UHS and not a connection with a primary care physician," Rosenthal said. The survey showed just 15 percent of students were aware of the existence of the patient advocate, who represents patients' concerns, and just 25 percent were aware of the Health Resource Center...