Tag Archives: patients

In his new book, “The Patient Will See You Now,” Dr. Eric Topol envisions patients as partners in their own health care rather than petitioners ...

By Ananya Das, M.D. Pancreatic cysts (PCs) are increasingly discovered on abdominal imaging studies performed for unrelated health conditions. More than 120,000 pancreatic cysts undergo ...

Doctors’ practices are increasingly trying to reach their patients online. But don’t expect your doctor to “friend” you on Facebook – at least, not just ...

Mozart, Madonna or Eminem: Whatever your taste, music may help you recover from a surgery, according to a new review of data on the subject. ...

IN FEBRUARY 2012, LaVerne Stiles went to Citrus Memorial Hospital near her home in central Florida for what should have been a routine surgery. The bubbly ...

There’s a warning out today for those who go online or to apps to figure out why they have an upset tummy or nagging cough ...

Internet-savvy Americans would like to add their doctors to their group of Facebook “friends” or email contacts. In a new study, researchers analyzed more than ...

By Martha Swartz Most physicians probably assume that they have the right to speak freely with their patients, at least within the constraints imposed by ...

During a recent physical, Jeff Gordon’s doctor told him he may be pre-diabetic. It was a quick mention, mixed in with a review of blood ...

By Morris Panner Developments in Health IT are key to a future of seamless interoperability and increased quality of patient care. At the same time, ...