Doctors

Belle Likover, a 96-year-old retired social worker, told Case Western Reserve medical students that growing old gracefully is all about being able to adapt to one's changing life situation, including health challenges.

The Joys Of Geriatrics: 90-Year-Olds Sell Medical Students On The Specialty

2:16pm December 31, 2015

by Susan Jaffe

As the number of older Americans grows, so does the need for geriatricians to care for them. But few medical students are interested in the specialty, which isn't very glamorous or lucrative.

If your insurer waived the fee to see your primary care doctor, would you go more often?

Obamacare Insurers Sweeten Plans With Free Doctor Visits

10:39am December 31, 2015

by Phil Galewitz

Some insurers are betting that lowering the barrier to seeing a doctor will encourage people to get needed care sooner. If it works, the health plans could save more than they spend on the benefit.

Health & Safety

How Sound Reveals The Invisible Within Us

3:31pm December 29, 2015

Microscopes illuminate the tiny. But sound? Scientists didn't really see it as all that important, until an amazing invention came along that opened new worlds: the stethoscope.

Many hospitals haven't fully implemented guidelines put forth in 2010 to minimize errors in the determination of brain death.

Health & Safety

Researchers Find Lapses In Hospitals' Policies For Determining Brain Death

6:47pm December 28, 2015

by Rob Stein

Most hospitals don't require neurologists, neurosurgeons or even fully trained doctors to make the ultimate call.

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Nurse practitioner Rachelle Quimpo begins an ear exam on Shreya Sasaki at a Kaiser Permanente health clinic inside a Target retail department store in San Diego, Calif., as Dr. Heidi Meyer watches via video. Kaiser says it will train medical students to p

Kaiser Permanente's New Medical School Will Focus On Teamwork

4:34pm December 18, 2015

by Julie Rovner

The California-based health care provider plans to enroll its first students in 2019. It's the latest of 20 U.S. medical schools opened in the past decade to boost the number of primary care doctors.

Nancy Writebol, a missionary who recovered from Ebola she contracted in Liberia in 2014, told a reporter last July that she was still experiencing knee pain and hadn't fully regained her energy.

From Joint Aches To Insomnia, Ebola's Effects Linger In Survivors

8:16pm December 16, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Ebola's physical legacy doesn't end when a patient leaves the hospital. A follow-up of the small group of patients treated in the U.S. finds many experienced various symptoms for months.

The Medical Board of California accused Peter Brabeck's doctor in 2011 of overprescribing him controlled substances. Afterward, Brabeck, who lives near Carmel, Calif., learned the doctor had hired a private investigator and gave him Brabeck's medical reco

Health & Safety

Small Violations Of Medical Privacy Can Hurt Patients And Erode Trust

5:07pm December 10, 2015

by Charles Ornstein

Breaches that expose the health details of just a patient or two are proliferating nationwide. Regulators focus on larger privacy breaches and rarely take action on small ones, despite their harm.

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Medical Students See Their Mentors As Marauding Monsters

4:48pm December 08, 2015

by Julie Rovner

Comics drawn by medical students show the intimidation and abuse they say they get from their supervisors. Depression is more common in young physicians, too. That's not good for doctor or patient.

Dr. Raju Rao, in glasses, during his volunteer stint in India.

Treating The Poor In India Made Him A Better Cancer Doc In The U.S.

12:22pm November 29, 2015

by Ankita Rao

Journalist Ankita Rao asked her father, a doctor, to spend time with her in India, volunteering at a medical clinic. Then she interviewed him about the experience.

Health & Safety

End Of Medicare Bonuses Will Cut Pay To Primary Care Doctors

7:03am November 28, 2015

by Michelle Andrews

A 10 percent bump in pay under the Affordable Care Act will expire at year-end. The bonus was supposed to help balance the reimbursement discrepancies between primary care providers and specialists.