In “Patient apprehensions about the issue of artificial intelligence [AI] in healthcare” researchers from the Mayo Clinic Rochester report on what they learned from a series of focus groups they held in late 2019 to early 2020. The goal of the research was “to understand how patients view the use of AI in the healthcare.” […]
It’s time for an update on Bill Gardner, an engaged patient, psychologist, researcher, educator and writer in Canada who has been chronicling his experience with cancer for about a year. The news is not good. Earlier this month, in a post titled “SHATTERED,” Gardner explained that his cancer has continued to grow despite extensive radiation […]
All I knew was that something was seriously wrong with me. I had been experiencing blurred vision and intense headaches for quite some time, so I went to the Emergency Department to get checked out. I knew my blood pressure was high, but wasn’t sure if that was causing my headaches and vision problems. Part […]
I was placed on dialysis when I was 30 years old. Before my diagnosis of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or kidney failure, I had been an active, adventurous world traveler. I spent time in the Middle East, first in the Army, then later as a civilian defense contractor. When I finally rotated back to Kansas […]
One Friday in late April, I was at a conference and couldn’t stop coughing. I thought it was allergies or my asthma acting up. I kept taking Benadryl and using my inhaler, but the croupy cough kept getting worse. I left early and headed home. But, by 6pm that evening, I knew I needed to […]