Doctors are expected to act professionally. Any inappropriate actions can easily erode their patients' trust, undermining ...

A Medicare-covered program that offers support and medical advice for caregivers of patients with dementia may bring more benefit than a costly Alzheimer’s medication, new research finds. UC San ...

Dr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. My patient’s wife glared at me from across his bed, where she stood ...

Patients who visit hospital-owned doctors' offices are discovering something that could make them feel sick to their stomach: a surprise "facility fee" unrelated to the medical treatment they receive.

In the past two decades, the healthcare industry has undergone a significant transformation. Practices are more focused on enhancing patient engagement to improve patient care outcomes. The U.S.

Norwegian Cruise Line is offering a first look at some of the enhancements it’s making at Great Stirrup Cay, its private island in the Bahamas. The cruise line has shared new images of the Great Life ...

Re “My Patient Was Making a Fatal Decision, and I Couldn’t Stop Him,” by Daniela Lamas (Opinion guest essay, Dec. 5): As a physician, now retired after 43 years of practice, I admire Dr. Lamas’s ...

Once a horse girl, always a horse girl. “There’s something so energetically majestic about horses,” Kendall Jenner told Vogue in 2024. “It’s hard to put words to in a way, it’s just something you ...

On demand, not on hold — new research revealed the top hurdles that send patients running to a new doctor. According to a survey of 2,000 Americans who’ve been to the doctor within the last year, ...

I was moments away from a routine screening colonoscopy when it happened again. The warm and professional pre-procedure nurse began preparing for intravenous insertion. She tied the tourniquet loosely ...

Patients are facing more financial strain than ever. In fact, Gallup reported that about 31 million Americans borrowed a combined $74 billion last year to pay medical bills. Rising costs and higher ...

Patient portals were supposed to be healthcare’s digital front door. But what’s the use of a door if nobody opens it? After years of investments in portal technology, patient adoption remains dismally ...