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Depersonalized Health Care
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Depersonalized Health Care

The delivery of medicine has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. While you still go to a doctor for…

Making Sense Out of Medical Information
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Making Sense Out of Medical Information

The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the difficulty we health-care consumers often have making sense out of medical information. For…

Medical Information You Understand
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Medical Information You Understand

One of the most frequent complaints I hear from medical consumers is that they do not understand what their doctors…

Avoiding Medical Debt
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Avoiding Medical Debt

A recent poll found that more than 40 percent of Americans have health-care debt. Health-care debt is one of the…

When Private Equity Buys Your Doctor’s Office
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When Private Equity Buys Your Doctor’s Office

Private equity (PE) is a type of investment fund that buys companies, restructures them, and sells them for a significant…

Accessing Your Medical Records
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Accessing Your Medical Records

My family physician recently retired. He had been my primary care doctor for 35 years and he had coordinated my…

How to Tell If Your Doc Is a Quack
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How to Tell If Your Doc Is a Quack

Trust between patient and doctor is essential, but sometimes you need to be skeptical of a diagnosis or proposed treatment.…

Hospital Helpers
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Hospital Helpers

Hospital stays are getting shorter and shorter. Thirty years ago, the average stay was seven days. Today, it’s down to…

Don’t Go Alone To Your Health Appointments
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Don’t Go Alone To Your Health Appointments

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the health-care system. Thousands of medical professionals, including doctors, nurses, therapists,…

Second Opinions: When, Where, and How?
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Second Opinions: When, Where, and How?

I’m not telling you anything you didn’t know when I recommend seeking medical second opinions. As studies point out, up…

Help Nurses Help You
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Help Nurses Help You

The health-care system is under immense strain, and nurses are working at—and beyond—maximum capacity. I asked a group of nurses…

Yes, You Can Negotiate With Your Health-Care Providers
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Yes, You Can Negotiate With Your Health-Care Providers

Do you think health-care costs are staggeringly steep these days? Few would disagree—even the health-care providers themselves understand that their…

Telehealth Transformation
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Telehealth Transformation

Before the pandemic, seeing a doctor meant being limited to health-care providers in a drivable distance, trudging to the office,…

A Missed Diagnosis
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A Missed Diagnosis

Last month, a reader shared the story of her lifelong journey to find a diagnosis for her persistent fainting spells.…

A Shortage of Doctors and Nurses
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A Shortage of Doctors and Nurses

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a growing shortage of doctors and nurses across America. The problem was particularly…