This is a typical waiting room in a doctor's office. Waiting time can be frustrating for both patients and doctors (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The average physician now ...

It's been quite the year for Doctor Who fans. The second season of the reboot starred Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, alongside Varada Sethu as the no-nonsense nurse, Belinda Chandra. While it ...

A mother recently wrote to me with concerns about her 14-month-old daughter. The child’s hospital had begun using AI to record visits—and her husband had unknowingly consented. The woman feared that ...

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, ...

A doctor and his wife were both shot to death outside their California home on Sunday, according to authorities. The victims, Eric and Vicki Cordes, were found injured in the driveway of their Simi ...

You’re at the doctor’s office, sitting on the itchy, crinkly paper on the examination bed for longer than you wanted to. Your family doctor finally knocks on your door, and you’re anxious to explain ...

Catherine Boyles, RN, OCN, explains how to help patients help themselves when preparing for appointments. Visiting a medical specialist can be overwhelming, especially if it’s for a new or worsening ...

A former A&E doctor who has transformed her home into a bat hospital has said she wants to help change public perception of the mammals. Carolyn Hargreaves, who lives near Hambledon, Hampshire, now ...

Dr. Marisha Burden reports funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, University of Colorado Innovations digiSPARK award, ...

When your parents are sick, it’s hard not to worry. If you were at a doctor’s appointment with your parent, would you wait patiently for the doctors to tell you what they noticed, or would you point ...

The Vatican on Saturday named St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church. The 19th-century English saint — a former Anglican priest who converted to Catholicism — joined 37 other saints who have ...