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  2. Fear of medical procedures - Wikipedia

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    This fear as a child can be easily treated in much the same way that doctors deal with children in surgery. An explanation or example (like seeing the doctor check an older sibling, or a stuffed animal) can help a child feel more comfortable with what the doctor will do for them. Fear of doctors for adults can be extreme.

  3. Nosophobia - Wikipedia

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    Nosophobia, also known as disease phobia [1] or illness anxiety disorder, [2] is the irrational fear of contracting a disease, a type of specific phobia.Primary fears of this kind are fear of contracting HIV infection (AIDS phobia or HIV serophobia), [3] pulmonary tuberculosis (phthisiophobia), [4] sexually transmitted infections (syphilophobia or venereophobia), [5] cancer (carcinophobia ...

  4. Nosocomephobia - Wikipedia

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    Nosocomephobia is defined as the excessive fear of hospitals. [1] [2] [3]Dr. Marc Siegel, a physician and clinical professor at New York University Medical Center says, "It's perfectly understandable why many people feel the way they do about a hospital stay," and continues, "You have control of your life ... up until you're admitted to a hospital."

  5. How to Advocate for Yourself at Doctor's Visits - AOL

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    Write down your concerns before the visit, send portal messages, and Google your symptoms in advance. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food ...

  6. People are becoming wary of hospitals, leaving waiting rooms ...

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    NEW YORK − The man Dr. Gray Ballinger treated Wednesday for high blood pressure delayed care out of fear of immigration enforcement, the Queens primary care physician said. The man, whose wife ...

  7. Opinion - Doctors must defy ICE to fulfill their duty to heal

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    Reports from across the country show that fear of deportation has led pregnant women to avoid prenatal visits, individuals with chronic illnesses to skip necessary treatments and families to forgo ...