Modern medicine affects nearly everyone's life at one time or another. This book provides a description of healthcare derived from observation and one physician's experience providing medical care to a diverse patient population. It addresses such topics as why humans developed medicine in the first place, the processes of diagnosis, and the modern approach to therapy. The impressions of healthcare contained in this book also include thoughts on the various factors that influence modern medicine, such as ethics, business concerns and trends in the healthcare industry. This book is intended for anyone contemplating a career in healthcare, who has an interest in healthcare policy, or simply seeks another perspective from which to view their own healhtcare experiences.