Patients Quotes

474 Patients quotes by 333 unique authors

If we include hedonistic philosophy in hospitals, the lives of patients suffering from cancer would be much, much better. — Michel Onfray
In 1878, after having finished my course of instruction at the School of Military Medicine of Val-de-Grace, I was sent to Algeria and put in… — Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
I had the opportunity of making necropsies on patients dead from malignant fever and of studying the melanaemia, i.e., the formation of black pigment in… — Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
When I taught writing classes to psychiatric patients, I met people whose stories of manic highs and immobilizing lows appeared to be textbook descriptions of… — Siri Hustvedt
Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed. — Hippocrates
The idea of infection began to be taken far more seriously than it ever had before. Hospitals transformed themselves in response to the new plague… — Peter Lewis Allen
Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem. — David D. Burns
Life had stopped for her a long time ago. She was so out of touch with her feelings that she had no joy in her… — Louise Fletcher
When I entered the field in July 1958 I believed what they told me about radiation risks. I spent much effort reducing the dose to… — John Cameron
Many of us are alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of medical care, including patients, who are the consumers. However, medical malpractice is not the reason… — Joe Baca
With tens of thousands of patients dying every year from preventable medical errors, it is imperative that we embrace available technologies and drastically improve the… — Jon Porter
Providing patients and consumers with solid information on the cost and quality of their healthcare options can literally make the difference between life or death;… — Timothy Murphy
Healthcare providers will compete to offer the best record of patient safety at the lowest prices. Hospitals and patients will benefit from having accurate information… — Timothy Murphy
In general, certain conclusions are possible from these data. They fail to prove that psychotherapy, Freudian or otherwise, facilitates the recovery of neurotic patients. — Hans Eysenck
The 2 million people who work in the NHS and social care are also themselves patients and users. I know they all want to treat… — Patricia Hewitt
To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to… — William Osler
We have thousands of patients and family members who are dealing with dual devastation, cancer and the hurricane. — Greg Anderson
We have really good data that show when you take patients and you really inform them about their choices, patients make more frugal choices. They… — Donald Berwick
Black patients were treated much later in their disease process. They were often not given the same kind of pain management that white patients would… — Rebecca Skloot
Pay-for-procedure or fee-for-service reimbursement rewards doctors and hospitals for volume - not keeping patients healthy or being efficiency. Pay-for-Performance is clearly one tool that can… — Ron Wyden
HIV/AIDs patients depend on highly trained, specialized physicians. Each and every patient has a unique combination of retrovirals they depend on to keep them alive. — David Mixner
Over the years, HIV/AIDS activists and their allies have been pioneers in creating new frontiers in the medical establishment. Through their efforts, the FDA drug… — David Mixner
Life is a terminal condition. Were all going to die. Cancer patients just have more information, but we all, in some ways, wait for permission… — Kris Carr
I think legislation needs to put an end to doctors profiting on businesses to which they can funnel patients - that is business, not medicine.… — Abraham Verghese
I have to tell you as a doctor, 25 years of practice, not as a politician using talking points, as somebody who has taken care… — John Barrasso

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