Doctor pleads pay your bill in Dear Abby column
A Los Angeles urologist writes to Dear Abby about rising office costs and shrinking reimbursements. He laments long hours and potential misdiagnoses, warns of malpractice risk, and questions student debt and possible socialized medicine. Readers learn Abby will publish part of the letter and address corrections to Navy rank confusion.
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Abby
Los Angeles
M.D
Aphasia Causes Speech Problems After Brain Injury
A recount of how aphasia from brain damage disrupts language after a stroke or head injury. It explains symptoms such as trouble finding words, telegraphic speech, reading and writing difficulties, and the social isolation that follows. Some recover language skills in weeks or months as the brain heals.
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Phil G
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Health services and clinics in Gastonia area
Health services including AIDS testing and counseling, childbirth alternatives network meetings, child health nurse screening, and family planning by appointment. Centers listed: Gastonia Health Center 853-5006 or 853-5001 for general and child health, East Gaston Center 827-1351 for additional services.
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Gastonia Health Center
Laurin Kiser
Kentwood
Free
National Association of Parents and Professionals
East Gaston Center
Planned Parenthood
S. New Hope Road
East Gaston Health Center
Gastonia Center
Gastonia Health
East Gaston
Call
Gaston County Health Services and Centers Listed
Gaston County Health Department outlines services and locations including Gastonia, Cherryville, and Mount Holly centers with phone numbers 853-5001 to 853-5003. Details cover maternal health, family planning, STI services, TB, WIC, on site sewage disposal, well water, radon, plan review, and sanitation inspections.
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Gaston County Health Department
Gastonia Health Center
W. Hudson Blvd
Cherryville Health Center
S. Jacob St
East Gaston Health Center
S. Main St
Mount Holly
Community Bulletin Board of Local Club Meetings and Events
A dense notice lists morning Bible study breakfast and square dance groups in Lincolnton, Gastonia, and Cherryville along with library story hours, AA and NA meetings, and volunteer luncheons. It includes Kiwanis and Optimist club meetings, a senior citizens dance, Le Leche League, Chord Weavers, and Sweet Adelines rehearsals with contact numbers and locations across Gaston and Mount Holly areas.
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The
Union Road
Sandra Watson
Lincolnton
South Fork Park
South Grove St
Gaston
First Presbyterian Church
Garrison Blvd
George Miller
Cherryville
E. Main St
Dallas
Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Marietta St
Narcotics Anonymous
First United Methodist
Call
N. Hawthorne St
Mount Holly
Harry Robinson
Brook and 2Nd Streets
Belmont
Radial Keratotomy Intro and Laser Prospects
Dr Richard Akers outlines radial keratotomy as a method to correct myopia by flattening the cornea through radial incisions. Benefits include independence from glasses, but risks include corneal weakening infections glare and vision fluctuations. Long term, presbyopia can appear. costs run 1200 to 1500 dollars per eye. An excimer laser promises faster, gentler results and may replace radial keratotomy within years.
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Russia
S. Fyodorov
Fyodrov
United States
Richard Akers
Gaston Memorial Hospital
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