“Most of our mundane ailments – the average aches, sprains or viruses – are not amenable to much in the way of treatment. Each will run its course in a predictable arc of misery sometimes made a little better by rest, heat, ice, fluids, soup and various pharmaceutical pats.” So argues Abbie Zuger in her insightful NY Times essay, No Cure for Bad Timing. (March 10, 2015).
This fine piece explains why some patients are forever dissatisfied with their medical care and other praise their caregivers.