In This Issue:

- There's Science, and There's Bias

- How Doctors Think

- Bending the Bias Your Way

- Getting the Doctor on Your Side

- Doctor, Heal Thyself

- Excerpt from Introduction:

What to Do When the Doctor Doesn't Know What's Wrong -

Physicians are only human. Yes, it's true. And as humans, doctors don't always have all the answers their patients seek. What do we patients do about that?

This month, we excerpt and interpret a thoughtful essay by a doctor who grapples with his inability to figure out each problem for every patient. It's an important essay that helps us patients better understand the doctor's perspective, and better communicate our own fears and uncertainties. And that helps us all become better patients and happier humans...