History Quote by Ian Mortimer

“If your doctor relies on blood and urine tests to diagnose and treat you, then you could be in serious trouble.”

— Steven Magee

“I became wary of medical blood and urine tests and came to regard them as very misleading.”

— Steven Magee

“At my last appointment, about a year ago, my eye doctor asked if I could still see the stars at night. It was weird…

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

“If your doctor does not understand ‘Invisible Diseases’, you should change to a doctor that does.”

— Steven Magee

It's in poor taste to question anyone's illness diagnosed through specific testing by their doctor.

— Camille Grammer

If people understood that doctors weren't divine, perhaps the odor of malpractice might diminish.

— Richard Selzer

I found, and find, the scrutiny of Dr. Lecter uncomfortable, intrusive, like the humming of your thoughts when they x-ray your head.

— Thomas Harris

“They (...) call what I have an invisible illness, but I often wonder if they're really looking. Beyond the science stuff. It doesn't bleed…

— Louise Gornall

For what's the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?

— Bertolt Brecht

“When the doctors came in a little while later saying they thought they knew my diagnosis, I was afraid to know.”

— Sarah Todd Hammer

Many people nowadays who discover that they have a major symptom, whether psychological or physical, begin to study it. They get drawn very deeply…

— James Hillman

Placing too much emphasis on a yes/no diagnosis, meaning you either have a disease or you don't, can lead even the most well-meaning physicians…

— Mark Hyman