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Doctors have a built-in advantage when it comes to getting extra-special medical care. Their knowledge and connections help them to get better faster-and avoid unnecessary risks. Dr. Kevin Soden and Dr. Christine Dumas, who report regularly on "The Today Show" and NBC News national health-care, are leveling the health-care playing field so that everyone gets the special treatment they deserve.
They explain:
What medical tests your doctor would demand
How your doctor picks a doctor
What doctors know about hospitals
How doctors make decisions about medications, physical therapy, surgery, and more
Even doctors need a second opinion: where they go to get one
How doctors pick a specialist
How doctors bounce back faster after surgery
What doctors know about the ER
Where your doctor gets the latest medical information-and you can, too
What doctors know about preventing and treating the top 3 killers of men and women
What doctors know about reducing their risk of the most preventable cancers
What doctors know about living a longer and healthier life
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"Doctors have a built-in advantage when it comes to getting extra-special medical care. Their knowledge and connections help them to get better faster-and avoid unnecessary risks. Dr. Kevin Soden and Dr. Christine Dumas, who report regularly on ""The Today Show"" and NBC News national health-care, are leveling the health-care playing field so that everyone gets the special treatment they deserve. They explain: * What medical tests your doctor would demand * How your doctor picks a doctor * What doctors know about hospitals * How doctors make decisions about medications, physical therapy, surgery, and more * Even doctors need a second opinion: where they go to get one * How doctors pick a specialist * How doctors bounce back faster after surgery * What doctors know about the ER * Where your doctor gets the latest medical information-and you can, too * What doctors know about preventing and treating the top 3 killers of men and women * What doctors know about reducing their risk of the most preventable cancers * What doctors know about living a longer and healthier life"
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