Diffusing Difficult Patients

New study finds that in complex cases, doctors were 42% more likely to misdiagnose a difficult patient than a 'neutral' one

Hospitals and physicians lack guidance on how to handle cases of blatant and overt discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex and national origin, say the authors of a perspective piece published Feb. 25 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Serious illness isn't always obvious

For medical students, residents and practising physicians, interpersonal skills are becoming as important as medical knowledge