by Dr. David Levy | Nov 16, 2011 | medically speaking, prayer
(1) 75% of 35,000 Americans age 18 or older reported that they pray at least once per week with 58% praying at least once per day. Data from the Pew Forum U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted May 8 to Aug. 13, 2007, among more than 35,000 Americans age 18 and...
by Dr. David Levy | Nov 10, 2011 | medically speaking, prayer
The healthcare certifying organization, JCAHO, has standards for spiritual care that state that each patient’s “spiritual care be assessed, accommodated, and attended to in ways that are important to them.” (1) These standards are typically followed in the following...
by Dr. David Levy | Oct 26, 2011 | medically speaking, prayer
Prayer and Medicine Every pill we prescribe has a risk of doing good or harm. To rely on personal experience and education is not enough, no matter how many times the treatment has worked previously. Not only doctors, but lawyers, accountants, financial advisers and...
