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Some doctors have added surcharges to offset pandemic-related expenses. Here's what to know if you find one tacked onto your bill.
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Navigating Virtual Treatment for Eating Disorders
After reverting to old, unhealthy habits during the pandemic, I learned how to get the most out of telehealth.
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How to Be Friends With Your Doctor
Whether you know your derm from book club or you follow your PCP on social media, here are guidelines for having doctor-friends.
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How Will Healthcare Change Under Biden?
Experts share their best predictions, from more aggressive anti-COVID policies to a restored individual mandate.
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Is It Normal for Therapists to Cry In Front of Patients?
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Does Getting an IUD Hurt?
Don't let the horror stories scare you. For most people, IUD insertion is NBD. Here's what to know.
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The Minds of COVID ‘Long-Haulers’
People who take a while to recover from the coronavirus are reporting brain fog, irritability, depression and other neuropsychiatric symptoms. Why?
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1 Question, 5 Answers: What Are Doctors Doing About Racial Bias in Healthcare?
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1 Question, 5 Answers: When Do Doctors Say No to Patients?
Clinicians talk about turning patients down, from declined requests for therapy animals to Snapchat-inspired cosmetic tweaks.
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