I just read a very informative book called YOU: The Smart Patient: An Insider’s Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment . It’s about, as you can imagine, being a smart patient. This means not only reading this book or one like it to learn things you probably didn’t know unless you’re in the health care profession (did you know that the most germy object in a hospital room is the remote control?) but also it means being more proactive about your health treatment than you probably are.

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