A doctor and his patient who needed a heart transplant created a bond over their shared love of music. NBC News’ Hallie Jackson has the story.
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 ...
Virtual medicine lends itself to better conversations, writes Geoff Rutledge. Research shows that stronger relationships between primary care physicians and their patients yield significantly better ...
It’s the season of goblins, scary movies — and ghosts. It’s an appropriate time, I think, to discuss a situation I’m seeing more and more: medical ghosting. The term “ghosting,” which came in to our ...
As a doctor and a patient, I have experienced the compartmentalization that is necessary to function in both roles. However, this can lead to a fragmented sense of identity, making it difficult to ...
With a limited amount of allotted time and a pressing health matter to discuss, a trip to the doctor’s office can sometimes feel like a high-stakes event. Even the most routine visits can leave you ...
A third person is just a third wheel in a trusting doctor-patient relationship. Yale-New Haven Hospital and affiliated clinics have a rule that a chaperone must be present for any examination of ...
In a typical presidential election year, voters might wonder how the candidates’ views stack up on issues such as abortion, tax cuts, gun rights and immigration policy. But this year, as a 78-year-old ...
Former President Joe Biden’s longtime physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor exited a House Oversight Committee deposition Wednesday after citing federally protected doctor-patient privilege and pleading the ...
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