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 ...

I watched a birth. More than watched: an hour or so after first meeting the mom-to-be as she lay in her bed in a hospital gown, I was helping her push. I was the one who retrieved her glasses so that ...

The role of the physician continues to evolve with the use of AI in medicine ...

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 ...

The AI program records patient interactions and creates a detailed summary of the visit for the patient’s medical records.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In my work with people who live with chronic illness, I hear a lot about doctor/patient relationships. I hear about the doctors who return calls promptly, problem-solve collaboratively, and empathize ...

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 ...