Those willing to pay the annual fee were promised primo service in return: The doctor's cell phone and/or pager number; "same day or next day appointments that start on time and last as long as needed ...
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7 Habits That Secretly Annoy Your Doctor

How can you meet your doctor halfway? Help them help you. We spoke with three healthcare providers who say these are the most common behaviors that can get in their way of delivering the best care.
Veterans are worried about the VA’s continued support for the spinal cord injury and disorder program amid a systemwide ...
"Incontinence" doesn't apply strictly to urinary symptoms. A Cleveland Clinic colorectal surgeon speaks to unpredictable bowel movements, too.
Modern doctors spend a lot of time they could be working with patients taking notes. A new AI technology could change that.
The PSA test is often paired with a digital rectal exam (DRE), where a doctor inserts their finger into the rectum to feel ...
Surgeon and co-author Mei Nortley argues that sanctioning of doctors is inconsistent and overly reliant on subjective evidence, and they call for a dedicated, evidence-driven approach “that treats ...
Oklahoma optometrists will provide free eye exams during the sixth annual Giving Sight Day on Oct. 4, with clinics statewide participating.
A Tyler doctor who was arrested in 2024 for allegedly sexually assaulting his patients was sentenced to 8 years in prison on Friday. 56-year-old Kenneth Donald Haygood, of Tyler, was originally ...
Physicians need to be very careful not to document a physical exam that they didn’t do. A less-kind word for consistently ...
The 24th batch of the Chinese medical team in Niger, has successfully carried out West Africa’s first vascularized anterolateral thigh free flap ...
In an increasingly lonely world, calming ASMR videos that simulate connection can soothe the anxious and enhance the quality ...