Is There a Doctor in the House?

We can all put on white coats when we pursue this one basic principle

Active listening isn't just important for a doctor assessing a patient's well-being - we need to all listen carefully to those with whom we interact to ensure we truly connect with them. Fei Meng

“First, do no harm.”

Although this admonition never appears verbatim in the Hippocratic oath—a classic translation states that healers of the sick “abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous”—most of today’s health care professionals take these words to heart. They avoid harm by examining and diagnosing patients before proceeding to a treatment.