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 »Warning To Health Care Workers: Surgical Masks Are Not PPE
A surgical mask does not provide the wearer with a reliable level of protection from inhaling smaller airborne particles and is not considered respiratory protection.
Read More »Is Climate Change Too Political For Doctors To Discuss With Patients?
Climate change presents many threats across the country: Heat stress can exacerbate mental illness; Air pollution worsens respiratory problems; High temperatures can weaken the effectiveness of medications. But is the topic too political for the exam room?
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 »Never Say ‘Die’: Why So Many Doctors Won’t Break Bad News
PORTLAND, Ore. — After nearly 40 years as an internist, Dr. Ron Naito knew what the sky-high results of his blood test meant. And it ...
Read More »Two Words Can Soothe Injured Patients And Avoid Malpractice Suits: I’m Sorry
By Sandra G. Boodman When Donna Helen Crisp, a 59-year-old nursing professor, entered a North Carolina teaching hospital for a routine hysterectomy in 2007, she expected ...
Read More »Doctor-patient relationship suffers when computer joins the exam
Doctors who rely heavily on computers while in the exam room may run the risk of harming their relationships with their patients, a new study ...
Read More »How An EHR Saved A Patient’s Life: Case Study
By Dr. Seth Flam A great deal of debate over whether EHRs actually are improving patient care has occurred over the last few years, and ...
Read More »Digital Dilemma For Medicine: How To Share Patient Records
Technology entrepreneur Jonathan Bush says he was recently watching a patient move from a hospital to a nursing home. The patient’s information was in an ...
Read More »Patient Expenses and Medical Debt Still a Problem Under Health Law
By Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News Elizabeth and Britt Harmon struggled for years to have a child, and were thrilled when their son Orin was ...
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