CURE Quote
Patients seek treatment because they wish to be healed of their illnesses, not merely to be cured of their diseases. Thus, when physicians are disease-oriented specific etiologists, there is a fundamental difference between the goals of patients and the goals of their doctors.
— Werbach, Melvyn R, Third Line Medicine : Modern Treatment for Persistent Symptoms, 1986-
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101 Ways to Cure a Flat Tire: Illness, Sickness, Disease
I sometimes say “I’m taking my car to the vet“, to get its checkup, to cure its problems. Is a flat tire an illness? A disease? Is a bike, a car, or an airplane sick when it has a flat … Continue reading
In Sickness and Health: Form follows Function?
“Form follows function” is a quote by the architect Louis Sullivan who said that buildings and other objects, which we might perceive as not beautiful, should have a shape that primarily relates to their intended function or purpose. The phrase is … Continue reading