PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rosenblatt, Roger A.
TI  - Getting the News
AID  - 10.1370/afm.93
DP  - 2004 Mar 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 175--176
VI  - 2
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/2/2/175.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/2/2/175.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2004 Mar 01; 2
AB  - Modern medical care is a 2-edged sword. Technical advances have improved our ability to diagnosis and treat disease, but they can also create a frightening, painful and bewildering environment for the patient seeking care. In this essay, the author shares his recent encounter with a life-threatening disease, emphasizing the unique contributions of the family physician to patient care, and pointing out some of the pitfalls of new communication tools such as e-mail.