Physicians have worked to earn the trust of their patients for nearly 2,400 years, dating back to the days of Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine. Lucky for Hippocrates that his patients ...

In today's fast-paced world, a 30-minute annual check-up with your primary care doctor may seem insufficient to manage your overall health. However, technology is transforming these interactions, ...

SANTA CLARA, California — Software programs can encourage communication between doctors and patients, reducing costs and improving outcomes, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs say. "Patients are more ...

There is a palpable tension eating away at the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors are over-capacity. Patients are under-informed and lack the confidence needed to properly self-advocate for their ...

Technology, rising costs, and other factors have changed the face of doctor-patient relationships. But physicians remain ...

Hui Sang Yun is Co-founder and CEO at Endo Health. Medical doctor turned engineer, backed by General Catalyst and a16z speedrun. The patient-doctor relationship is broken. Over 30% of clinic time is ...

The quality of interaction between patients and their doctors is not often discussed, yet this is an important area that we ought to pay more attention to. I got to think more about this after a ...

HBO's emergency-department drama "The Pitt" has become a smash hit in large part because it shows the deeply human toll that ...

It’s the season of goblins, scary movies — and ghosts. It’s an appropriate time, I think, to discuss a situation I’m seeing more and more: medical ghosting. The term “ghosting,” which came in to our ...