Special Treatment: How To Get The Same High-Quality Health C

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