A new paper published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics finds that telemedicine increased both the quality of patient care and physician satisfaction. The researchers pulled data ...

I grew up in Jamaica, where I had a science teacher who volunteered at a home for the blind. There, I had the experience of helping individuals shave, reading to them, and helping to organize their ...

Direct primary care is a subscription model of delivering health care that is gaining popularity in the U.S. DPC patients enjoy benefits unheard of in most primary care offices – from zero wait times ...

When a doctor retires, it’s time to celebrate! They’ve dedicated their lives to helping others; now, it’s time for them to relax and enjoy their well-earned retirement. If you’re looking for the best ...

Solpari is a Columbia University graduate, Fulbright scholar, and incoming medical student. The morning of the procedure, Dr. Z greets me with uncharacteristic solemnity. “How are you feeling?” she ...

NEW YORK – Every day Bojana Milekic, a critical care doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital, scrolls through a computer screen of patient names, looking at the red numbers beside them – a score generated by ...

Visiting the doctor is often an exercise in inconvenience. I once read that when you include travel time, waiting time, filling out paperwork, waiting in the exam room, and talking with the office ...

Baltimore — In one of Baltimore's poorest neighborhoods is one of its richest doctors. Dr. Michael Zollicoffer, known affectionately by his patients as Dr. Z., is a 66-year-old private family ...