'Doctors are often not the most empathetic people due the amount of recurring patterns of complaints they receive on a daily basis. A doctor-patient relationship built on trust and empathy doesn't just put patients at ease -- it actually changes the brain's response to stress and increases pain tolerance, perhaps even more than the medication itself.
Medical researchers have shown in recent studies that doctors who listen carefully have happier patients with better health outcomes, but the underlying mechanism was unknown, said Issidoros Sarinopoulos, professor of radiology at Michigan State University (MSU).'
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