…to save the doctor's time." So read a notice in a family doctor's waiting room. The considerate patient knows that the art of medicine is for the doctor and not the patient, of course. The doctor must elicit symptoms and mentally arrange them in an order of decreasing importance to reach a disease diagnosis. All very time-consuming and exhausting. Nowadays, medicine generally has become computerised. One would hope that the doctor would have more time available for the patient. However, it seems that computerisation has added yet another level of complexity. The dialogue between doctor and... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.
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