Why Doctors Need To Have Answers For Patients' Questions About Costs
When a patient had a colonoscopy that was covered by insurance, the doctor assumed she wouldn't care how much the test cost. He couldn't have been more wrong.
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The Joys Of Geriatrics: 90-Year-Olds Sell Medical Students On The Specialty
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.
Obamacare Insurers Sweeten Plans With Free Doctor Visits
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.
How Sound Reveals The Invisible Within Us
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.
Researchers Find Lapses In Hospitals' Policies For Determining Brain Death
Most hospitals don't require neurologists, neurosurgeons or even fully trained doctors to make the ultimate call.
Kaiser Permanente's New Medical School Will Focus On Teamwork
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.
From Joint Aches To Insomnia, Ebola's Effects Linger In Survivors
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.
Small Violations Of Medical Privacy Can Hurt Patients And Erode Trust
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.
Medical Students See Their Mentors As Marauding Monsters
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.
Treating The Poor In India Made Him A Better Cancer Doc In The U.S.
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.