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The Conversation Patients Crave: Moving Beyond the Physical

A 3-Minute Read for Healthcare Providers For decades, the patient-provider conversation has been focused on symptoms, test results, and prescriptions. While essential, a growing body of evidence—and patient feedback—suggests this limited scope is failing both parties. Today's patients have a broader, "whole-person" view of health, and they are looking to you, their trusted provider, for more. A 2018 survey conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of Samueli Integrative Health P

Debra Klein

2 minutes ago3 min read

The Physician's Paradox: You want to prevent downstream symptoms but you have to swim upstream to get them.

Hey there. I see you. You're a primary care provider who cares— really cares—about the health of your patients. You know their stories, you know the science, and you see the truth in their exam room. When they walk in with the familiar symptoms of chronic disease—high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, mounting weight—you know exactly where that current is taking them: toward more problems, more symptoms, and a deeper reliance on medication and procedures. Here's the para

dee6321

5 days ago3 min read