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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When I was training to become a physician, the rules of the broken, outdated, patriarchal medical system were made clear to me. They went something like this. The Old Medicine As your doctor, I will ...

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 ...