Here’s a bit of advice. When an employment application or other form asks who should be notified in case of a medical emergency, write “A very good doctor.”Hypochondria used to be called hypochondriasis. More often, it goes now by the term “illness anxiety disorder,” which is defined as worrying excessively that you are or may become seriously ill. You may have no physical symptoms.
Finding little or no reassurance from doctor visits or negative test resultsFrequently making medical appointments for reassurance — or avoiding medical care for fear of being diagnosed with a serious illnessFrequently searching the Internet for causes of symptoms or possible illnesses— Comedian Fred Allen This week in 1944, the first “blue baby” operation was performed successfully at Johns Hopkins University by Alfred Blalock and Helen B. Taussig.