Doctors Quote by Margo Adair

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

When a patient tells a doctor that every symptom is the most horrible ever - and the physical exam and labs are normal -…

— Danielle Ofri

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

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

— Camille Grammer

I hate knowing about illness. Whenever I read a medical book, I immediately start to get all the symptoms.

— Paulo Coelho

In medical school, it's quite possible to get taught that you can diagnose everybody and treat everything. But then you get out in the…

— Barry Marshall

There is so much information on diagnostics and treatments - one person cannot possibly know everything. A good doctor is one who isn't afraid…

— Leana S. Wen

“Because doctors can’t name the illness, everyone—the patient's family, friends, health insurance, and in many cases the patient—comes to think of the patient as…

— Joseph Dumit

“At what point does querying diagnostic criteria tip over into mocking the unusual symptoms of people in very real distress?”

— Jon Ronson

“One way that clinicians exert caution while trying to make a diagnosis is through use of something called the rule of five. Clinicians usually…

— Ty Tashiro

Illness is something out of balance, rather than something within balance. It's been something that is created and it's been created for a purpose…

— Fred Alan Wolf