There is a palpable tension eating away at the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors are over-capacity. Patients are under-informed and lack the confidence needed to properly self-advocate for their ...

A friend recently returned from a doctor’s office visit upset the doctor didn’t explain much of anything. He hardly entered the examination room, asked a few superficial questions while he typed on ...

During my introduction to flying status as a flight surgeon, at headquarters, Strategic Air Command (SAC), US Air Force, I was introduced to the “wingman” principle. I was to be the squadron and ...

Many doctors claim that the most fulfilling part of their job is their relationships with patients, but because so many people rely on the Internet for health information these days, those connections ...

Before managed healthcare transformed American medicine in the 1990s, family physicians usually had enough time to familiarize themselves with your medical history, your work situation, the nuances of ...

From walk-in clinics to telemedicine, patients today have many options when they need medical care. Often, convenience trumps loyalty. A 2018 study by Virginia Commonwealth University Health System ...

2025 was the year of the patient. By last year, patients were able to access a vast amount of information that unlocked multiple opportunities for them to take charge of their own care, perhaps far ...

When I was training to become a physician, the rules of the broken, outdated, patriarchal medical system were made clear to me. They went something like this. The Old Medicine As your doctor, I will ...

Dr. Alok Patel hopes to get patients to fess up on bad behavior. — -- April Fool’s is here and everyone has a get-out-of-free card for the most inventive lie. Aside from the holiday of hoax, most ...

This collection of 99 observations, from roughly 800 total (to be compiled into future books), forms the foundation of his ...

Doctronic reports technology empowers patients through home health data, enhancing doctor-patient communication and personalizing treatment plans.