What to Ask Your Doctor - An Interview with Lisa Sanders

How to Help Your Doctor Help You

By Naomi Barr
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the October 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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New York Times columnist Lisa Sanders, MD, uses puzzling medical cases to illustrate how narrative can help you help your doctor. Here, she shares some pointers.

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