Sitting at a patient's bedside is one of the behaviors associated with better doctor-patient communication, patient satisfaction, and trust. During a busy day of consultations, however, it can be ...

If you are a doctor, the odds are that your patients think or do things you don’t agree with. Nearly half of Americans believe at least one health-related conspiracy theory, people routinely lie to ...

There is a palpable tension eating away at the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors are over-capacity. Patients are under-informed and lack the confidence needed to properly self-advocate for their ...

Patient trust in medical professionals might hinge on what artificial intelligence (AI) has to say, according to a team led by Penn State researchers.

"Physicians are often accused of providing too much care to elderly patients at the end of life, but there's evidence that these patients also get far too little care before reaching that point," a ...

In 2017, Matthew Williams, a thirtysomething software engineer with an athletic build and a bald head, went for a long bike ride in the hills of San Francisco. Afterward, at dinner with some friends, ...