Being a first-semester medical student feels a little like playing a doctor on TV. There are lines to memorize: we say “axillae” instead of “armpits” now, and “epistaxis” instead of “bloody nose.” ...

The stethoscope felt heavier that day. The coat a little too white. The corridors a little too long. Somewhere, in a room just ahead, a patient waited â not knowing they were about to become someone's ...

Did a real-life or fictional doctor inspire you to become a doctor? My mother—a trailblazing physician in rural India in the 1960s—was my greatest inspiration. She was one of the first female doctors ...

This need for comfortable and personalized care mirrors the top reasons Americans surveyed would “break up with” their ...

On a frigid November night in 2018, Michelle Sullivan came home from dinner with friends, took the dog out, and suddenly felt something off. “I walked outside, and I could feel my heart go into an odd ...

Survey: Half Of Americans Would Leave Their Doctor For Not Feeling Heard In A Nutshell Patients make snap judgments: The ...

The most meaningful decisions in health care, those that impact people’s lives every day, should remain between the doctor and the patient. That principle guided me to found my own independent ...

Yale residents report case of man whose 40 doctors made him sicker. Jan. 3, 2013— -- An acutely ill man with mysterious symptoms -- a nasty rash, kidney and lung failure -- was admitted to ...