Kurt Papenfus, a doctor in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, started to feel sick around Halloween. He developed a scary cough, intestinal symptoms and a headache. In the midst of a pandemic, the news that he had COVID-19 wasn’t surprising, but Papenfus’ illness would have repercussions far beyond his own health.
Read More »Thousands of Doctors’ Offices Shut Down Under Financial Stress of COVID
An estimated 8% of all physician practices nationally — around 16,000 — have closed under the stress of the pandemic. And another 7% of primary care practices were unsure they could stay open past December without financial assistance.
Read More »Dental and Medical Offices Struggle with COVID Job Loss
Across the U.S., thousands of doctors, dentists and other health care providers temporarily closed offices this spring as state health officials directed them to suspend non-urgent visits. Many others sat open but largely idle because patients were too scared to visit the doctor.
Read More »‘It’s Like Walking Into Chernobyl,’ Says One NYC Doctor Of Her Emergency Room
Nearly a month into the declared pandemic, some health care workers say they’re exhausted and burning out from the stress of treating a stream of critically ill patients in an increasingly overstretched health care system.
Read More »Cancer Patients Fear Treatment Delays While Coronavirus Commands All Resources
People with cancer are among those at high risk of complications if infected with the new coronavirus. More than 600,000 people are receiving chemotherapy although doctors are recommending postponing those treatments.
Read More »Docs Ask Insurance Companies to Do More For Physicians and Practices During COVID-19
Doctors identify steps that should be taken by insurance companies and others to support physicians and their practices during the COVID-19 emergency.
Read More »When A Doctor’s Screen Time Detracts From Face Time With Patients
As Wei Wei Lee sat with her doctor to discuss starting a family, she felt a “distance” between them. The physician was busy on the ...
Read More »Doctor Alexa Will See You Now: Is Amazon Primed To Come To Your Rescue?
“Amazon Echo”by adambowie is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Now that it’s upending the way you play music, cook, shop, hear the news and check ...
Read More »Current Health Care Debate Finds Veterans Supporting Obamacare
By Stephanie O’Neill Air Force veteran Billy Ramos, from Simi Valley, Calif., is 53 and gets health insurance for himself and for his family from Medicaid — ...
Read More »What happens when your doctor commits suicide?
By Michael F Myers, MD It is well known that many people are impacted when individuals kill themselves: family members, friends, coworkers, acquaintances, neighbors, to ...
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