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Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for a return to the traditional one-on-one physical exam.
Involuntary treatment too often requires a court order.
The fatigue affects our wellbeing and our ability to care for patients. Hospitals are only as good as their staff so we must look after them
The discrimination and bullying reported by non-binary trainee doctors in the latest Medical Training Survey is double the average for their male and female peers, and they are more likely to be considering dropping out.
A major investigation into the chronic pain industry has uncovered how Australia's healthcare system is being left open to financial exploitation by some medical practitioners.
As a Telehealth GP, Dr Hugh O’Sullivan lauds the increased flexibility in being able to work from home.
Peopled regarded as fat are misdiagnosed, go undiagnosed and face outright disgust from many health-care practitioners.
My mother was a beloved doctor. She is also a reminder, to me, of every Black doctor who is not here with us but should be.
In a place where time seems to stand still, where life and death dance in a delicate balance, the presence of a physician can make a world of difference for the patient and their caregivers. I believe that medicine has the power to heal not just the body, but also the spirit, and it is during the ward rounds that I have the opportunity to connect with my patients. Beyond the medical jargon and clinical procedures, I have come to understand the tremendous impact a human connection can have on their well-being.
Reform, not resilience, is the key to changing the narrative and culture of the medical profession and will save doctors’ lives, write Dr Emma Hodge and Dr Elise Witter. The rampant prevalence of poor mental health of doctors in training is a silent epidemic within the health care sector. The studies show we are more …
Messages to doctors in patient portal increased by 157 percent between early 2020 and late 2021, according to a study.
The F.D.A. has approved many new programs that use artificial intelligence, but doctors are skeptical that the tools really improve care or are backed by solid research.
From faintings to heart attacks, doctors share times they’ve answered the call on a plane.
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A new study says patients are less likely to die in the care of female physicians.
At its best, medicine will be a process of shared decision making, and doctors need to be prepared.
At the end of a 100-hour week, Dr Amireh Fakhouri was too exhausted to drive home. Now she has helped win record backpay for 20,000 colleagues.
Adam Kay, the doctor turned writer-comedian whose diaries about his career in medicine became a global sensation, visits Australia for the first time this month.
The disproportionate level of discrimination that LGBT adults experience in their daily lives extends to the doctor’s office, and these negative experiences have led many to change their health care and behavior, a new survey from KFF found.
A cancer diagnosis had always seemed inevitable. The doctor who finally told me made it more bearable.
In 2021, someone died by suicide every 11 minutes in the United States, which equates to nearly 50,000 Americans every year.
While ex-colleagues stand on the picket line in Wales, Jack Tagg is enjoying life in Australia.
Dr Tanvir Kapoor opens up about his journey in overcoming stigma from obesity, saying judgement has no place in medicine. A few weeks ago, on a popular online forum for Australian general practitioners (GPs), there was a discussion about using the label “obesity” in medical documentation. I want to share my perspective as a patient …
Urgent care centers are on every corner: “You’re never more than three minutes away from pizza, a deli or a doctor willing to help.”
Yuggera, Warangoo and Wiradjuri doctor Kristopher Rallah-Baker says it’s important others ‘see they won’t be brought down if they complain about racism’
People with intellectual disability told us they often felt cut out of their own health appointments, as healthcare practitioners spoke to their support person or family instead of to them.
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