Patients are still more likely to trust doctors and consider them more professional when they wear white coats, although women doctors in this attire are often misidentified as nurses or medical ...

Your doctor walks into the exam room wearing a white coat. Or perhaps your physician has on a fleece or softshell jacket. Does it make a difference? Yes, according to a survey that sought public ...

Is White Coat Syndrome Real? White coat syndrome (also called white coat hypertension) happens when your blood pressure goes up at the doctor’s office, but is normal when you’re at home. The name ...

"White coat syndrome" is a common but often overlooked condition in children, where anxiety about doctor visits causes temporary spikes in blood pressure and heart rate. The name comes from the white ...

Patients are still more likely to trust doctors and consider them more professional when they wear white coats, although women doctors in this attire are often misidentified as nurses or medical ...