National Public Radio’s All Things Considered is discussing email and medical advice today.
You may catch is live or on line after 9PM ET, 6PM PT
Will follow up with a review of the show…
For patients looking for medical advice in between visits to the doctor, e-mail can be a good way to get it. But doctors are often reluctant to engage in e-mail consultations with their patients, and a new federal medical-privacy law is providing further discouragement. NPR’s Larry Abramson and Keith Seinfeld of member station KPLU report on doctor-patient relationships in the age of the Internet.