Can Doctors Tell Patients No? It's Not Easy

By Scott Hensley Between the Internet and drug ads, patients these days have some pretty firm ideas about what they want to get out of a visit with the doctor. Around 10 percent of the time patients ask doctors for medicine, and the docs usually go along Read More...

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Posted Feb 23 2010, 08:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News
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