Jennifer Dyer, MD's Blog
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A Food-Culture Change Is Upon Us
On Feb 03, 2011
[media id="DEV__4c7babe0a9b7d2_08663891" title="Reading Food Labels"] As a pediatric endocrinologist, I am on the frontline of the childhood obesity epidemic. In fact, I am now seeing 100-pound two year olds and 150-pound three-year-old kids in my clinic and I am concerned. The obesity epidemic is per...Full Post -
Improving Health Literacy By Healing The Doctor-Patient Relationship
On Oct 26, 2010
[media id="PRD__4cc0531e95d966_67810084" title="Doctor Listening to Patient Symptoms"] When it comes to understanding medical information, even the most sophisticated patient may not be “smarter than a fifth grader.”
In one of the largest studies of the links between health literacy and poor health outcomes, involving
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Learning Lessons From Patients: Attitude Is Everything
On Oct 19, 2010
[media id="DEV__4c74ff880c9bf1_09601212" title="Thyroid Gland"] When I was in the 8th grade and honored at the “A” team honor roll breakfast, the speech was one that I never forgot: “Attitude is Everything.” Essentially, having a good education and good grades give you the tools to be successful,
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Why Is Healthcare Reform So Complicated?
On Oct 12, 2010
[media id="PRD__4cc17b5e6ea505_70299450" title="Doctor Examining Patient Lungs with Stethoscope"] A common question that I get as a practicing physician with a public health background is: “Why is healthcare reform so complicated?” I feel that the question of who’s responsible for healthcare payment...Full Post -
Diabetes Lessons
On Oct 07, 2010
[media id="PRD__4cc5d16e5ce290_04654469" title="Man Giving Himself an Insulin Injection"] As doctors, sometimes the biggest lessons that we learn about disease pathology are those that we learn from the people that have that disease. Diabetes is one such disease.I recently gave a show-and-tell lecture
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