Last year, while on a business trip, internist Shaman Singh, M.D., developed red bumps on both feet. The 44-year-old initially chalked it up to bug bites, but when the rash spread up his legs and the ...

I’m sitting in an armchair in a brightly lit room, my hands gripping my knees, head bowed as if I’m deep in prayer, when I feel the first needle pierce the back of my scalp. One sharp prick. My eyes ...

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 ...

You will be expected to bring proof of insurance and other medical records to a doctor’s appointment. You will also need to complete different types of paperwork to protect your privacy and ensure ...

You’re probably intimately familiar with the following scenario: You bust your ass to make it to a routine doctor appointment on time—perhaps even arriving 15 ...

Getting a doctor’s appointment for an urgent issue like the flu or COVID may not be a problem these days, but anyone trying to become established as a new patient with a family doctor may be in for a ...

Everyone has experienced it: It can take forever to get an appointment to see your doctor. We dig into the underlying problems and offer hope for a better future. By now, most of us understand that ...

A Roman poet, Virgil, said, “The greatest wealth is health.” More than 2,000 years later, that statement still rings true. While scheduling and going to doctor’s appointments can feel like a full-time ...

When you go to the doctor, you’re probably the one answering most of the questions. Yet it’s essential to make sure you're asking plenty of your own. “We need to get someone to fund a bazillion-dollar ...

WASHINGTON — A recent decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to reduce non-VA medical appointments at regional medical centers in three states came under harsh questioning Thursday from House ...