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 ...

Source: National Cancer Society/Unsplash Just about any patient with a chronic illness has probably seen a healthcare professional who dismissed their symptoms. Statements meant to be reassuring, like ...

If you are a doctor, the odds are that your patients think or do things you don’t agree with. Nearly half of Americans believe at least one health-related conspiracy theory, people routinely lie to ...

Acadia Healthcare is holding people against their will to maximize insurance payouts, a Times investigation found. Acadia Healthcare is holding people against their will to maximize insurance payouts, ...

Toni English’s medical team was giddy. It was six weeks after English had completed an experimental cancer treatment, and she had arrived at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute in Florida with her ...

Having a female doctor could lower the risk of death or major health issues after surgery or hospitalization, studies have shown over and over. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Seeing a female doctor could be better for longevity, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Monday. Both male and female patients have a greater chance of death or ...

Patients treated by female doctors fare better than patients treated by male doctors, according to new research published Monday, despite the field struggling to improve female representation in ...

The MHS Genesis Patient Portal is designed to allow 24/7 access to your health information, including managing appointments and exchanging messages with your care team.(U.S. Army/Amy Urbina) MHS ...

Patients who are hospitalized have become more complex over time, according to new research. In an observational cohort study that included some 3.4 million nonelective hospital admissions and about 1 ...

Avoiding fatal patient safety failures requires “a more empathetic and collaborative approach from doctors”, the UK’s parliamentary and health service ombudsman, Rob Behrens, recently argued in The ...

As many doctors are starting to realize, they are not passive agents in a racist society and health care system: their actions (and inactions) contribute to racial health disparities. And their biases ...