Why a Doctor’s Appointment Can Feel More Like a Trip Down an Assembly Line

No wonder so many people avoid practicing routine health care.

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I’m sitting in the dermatologist’s office, staring at the back of a nurse’s head while she clicks away at a computer and talks to someone (not me) through a pair of earbuds. If she’s going to ignore me, I may as well do the same. So, I pull out my cell phone and start making…