Doctors who've faced the disease themselves share candid lessons about empathy, medical bias, and the humanity of care. When physicians become cancer patients, they describe a profound shift in how ...

Recently, a long-standing patient came in for her routine office follow-up appointment for management of hypertension and arthritis. After a warm greeting, she told me there was a matter she needed to ...

The Aging Untold esperts are sharing practical ways to talk with your doctor: how to say what matters, ask the questions that ...

Managing doctor-caregiver relations when a loved one is not well, or is dying, can be challenging for overwhelmed, emotional ...

Physicians who treat patients are potentially exposed to two opposing psychological processes: A positive feeling related to the experience of helping someone in need and, on the other hand, the ...

Earlier this month, a newer patient came in to see me for a check-up and discussion about her extremely high cholesterol level. In her late 50s with a family history of early-age heart attack, she was ...

Most physicians work hard to diagnose patients’ conditions and develop effective treatment plans. However, when any part of that information is misunderstood or poorly communicated, patients may not ...

NEW ORLEANS — Have you ever been too embarrassed to tell your doctor about your symptom or maybe a medication side effect? Maybe you feel like the doctor has no bedside manners, so you don't go to the ...

Communicating to patients that they need to come to their annual checkup is important for eye doctors to convey to help treat their patients, says Ariana Levin, MD. Glaucoma is a disease that affects ...

From Dr Greene’s hubris to House’s Vicodin addiction to the traumatized doctors in The Pitt, could modern depictions of flawed physicians be doing more harm than good?

A professor led a study that found that shared decision-making and the quality of the health care provider's history-taking and physical exam were the main drivers of spinal pain patients' ...