These 5 Medical Specialties Are On the Rise. Here’s Why.
A shortage of primary care doctors and soaring healthcare costs are part of the reason.
Explainers, Rounds
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Inside the minds of healthcare providers
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1 Question, 5 Answers: What Are Doctors’ Biggest Patient Pet Peeves?
Five providers air their grievances about us paper-gown people.
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1 Question, 5 Answers: How Do I Know if I’m at a Healthy Weight?
5 experts explain what patients should know about the number on the scale, and what it says or doesn’t say about their overall health.
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The Medical Experts Saving Lives on Mt. Everest
As adventure travel grows, so does the field of wilderness medicine.
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1 Question, 5 Answers: How Do Doctors Feel About At-Home Medical Tests?
If you can prick your finger, you can test yourself for STDs, allergies and other conditions. But is it a good idea? 5 doctors weigh in.
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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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1 Question, 5 Answers: What Do Integrative Doctors Do Differently?
5 MDs on using alternative treatments in Western medicine.
Rounds, Voices
What Can Doctors Learn From Veterinarians?
After sitting through my cats' checkup, I wondered if their vet would take me on as a patient, too.
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