PHILADELPHIA — Bracken Babula starts patient visits these days by closing the exam room door, and asking if they mind him recording their conversation. He hits a button on his mobile phone, checks ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have recently begun seeing a new physician who dictates into a recorder during my entire exam. I find this very off-putting and don't know what to do. Here is an example: Doctor: ...

I looked away from the nurse as she wrapped the tourniquet around my arm and prepared the needle. Then I realized that I was the only patient getting blood drawn. Everyone else was receiving ...

Despite a foothold in medicine that predates Hippocrates himself, the traditional physical exam might be on the verge of extinction. The coronavirus crisis has driven more routine medical appointments ...

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TO BE THE FIRST TO KNOW ABOUT STORMS NEAR YOU. AN ACUPUNCTURE DOCTOR IN CLAREMONT IS IN JAIL ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHING A WOMAN IN HIS CARE. ANDREW WALSH IS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL BATTERY. THE ...

Bracken Babula starts patient visits these days by closing the exam room door, and asking if they mind him recording their conversation. He hits a button on his mobile phone, checks that it is ...