I’ve written before about the patient’s role in creating a good relationship with their doctor: Be on time for your appointments; write down your questions and concerns; don’t waste time on chitchat; ...

It's not uncommon for Dr. Janelle Sanda, an internist with MeritCare, to be walking a patient to the door and hear "Oh, by the way, Doc ..." It's at that point -- the end of an examination -- that the ...

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 ...

ABC News Live spoke with Dr. F. Perry Wilson about his new book. One of the most important aspects of medicine is the relationship between a doctor and their patient, according to physician and Yale ...

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 ...

The patient was dying, and she knew it. In her mid-50s, she had been battling breast cancer for years, but it had spread to her bones, causing unrelenting pain that required hospitalization. Jeremy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I am continuing my ongoing series about the ...

Dr. Thea James’s remarkable work at Boston Medical Center in addressing structural inequity in medical care as a means of enhancing outcomes brings up an underlying structural problem across the ...

Most people visit the doctor to help get or stay healthy. But health care providers can only work with the information you present to them. If you’re dealing with a chronic health issue, the last ...