How To Know If You Have a Disc Herniation

8 Things ER Doctors Refuse to Have in Their Homes

By Lisa Lombardi<br>Emergency room physicians see all kinds of grisly stuff, which made us wonder: What products do they consider so hazardous t...

What To Do If You Witness A Motorcycle Accident

The internet is chockablock with “crash porn” and disaster scenes of motorcyclists eating shit. Yes, riding can be dangerous, but maybe a lot less so if you take a second to take some advice on what to do when someone goes down. And you don’t have to be a doctor to be helpful.

Many Health Insurers to Limit Choices of Doctors, Hospitals

Many of the new health-insurance marketplaces will include relatively few choices of doctors and hospitals. The big reason behind these limited plans: Cost. Insurers are betting that consumers will be willing to trade some choice and flexibility in order to get cheaper premiums.

How well does your hospital protect you from errors and accidents?

The ratings focus solely on safety, grading hospitals on how well they prevent accidents and errors.

A sick doctor must show up to work. That's wrong.

Doctors are humans and should feel human when they get sick.

There was a time when doctors were doctors

There was a time when doctors were doctors, physicians, and surgeons. There was a time when we were not referred to as contractors, or providers.

When Patients Manage Doctors

People who suffer from multiple chronic illnesses often find they must take charge of managing health-care providers, especially when instructions and prescriptions conflict.

Doctors Save Man Who Swallowed 40 Knives

I don't know why he swallowed the knives. Perhaps he won't die.

As a doctor, did I just feed an addiction? Or ease a man's pain?

Among physicians, the opioid and overdose epidemics have transformed the treatment of pain into a moral and clinical cage fight.

Are male or female doctors better for patients?

A new study finds hospital patients treated by women doctors did better when it came to two important health outcomes

Why 1 family doctor is important

Having one doctor for your family avoids miscommunication

How Assurances Bronckart covers you against accidents

Covering some facts surrounding pedestrian accidents

While there may be a multitude of possible benefits to walking as a primary means of travel, there may also be some inherent risks involved. As a pedestrian, you may have little to shield you from

Federal Way Urgent Care Doctor Asks: Are Your Muscles Sore or Injured?

Muscle soreness is a common occurrence in novice and established athletes alike. Soreness is the body’s normal response to overexertion and is a natural part of any prolonged athletic activity. Inj…

Doctors and hospitals: Allies or adversaries?

While organizations representing hospitals and physicians often agree, there are three key areas in which they don't: site-neutral payments, buying physician practices, and hospital prices.

Does it have to be a doctor?

Despite more than 40 years of experience with nurse practitioners and physician assistants in Oregon, the health care system still can’t quite figure out what to do with them.Originally intended to increase access to care in underserved rural communities, these advanced practice providers, as they are called, have become an integral part of even the most urban health care systems.Yet, questions remain about their role, their quality of care and how best to deploy them

How do you get more medical referrals?

I am looking to get more referrals from doctors and physical therapists but it seems I am being over looked. How do I get more doctors to send their patient my way? My business is Pinpoint Training Services (in Alexandria, VA) and we provide exercise programs for those managing a chronic-health condition or recovering from a prior injury.

Family Doctors Who Do More, Save More

A study suggests that coordinated care, led by a family doctor who is judicious about referring patients to specialists, leads to cost savings.