Patient-First Language

Before delivering the bad news to his children, Matt Brown had to think hard about how to tell them he had a newly diagnosed disease that was progressing quickly, had no cure and would ultimately kill him.

What? Of course not! This has been scientifically proven in the last century . . . hasn’t it?

If you have patients with celiac disease or a gluten allergy or intolerance, how do you counsel them about dietary concerns?

Some victims, whose names are protected under a publication ban, told the sentencing hearing the assaults left them with long-term anxiety and fear.

Samantha DiSimone’s son Vito was hospitalized in January in New York for a heart valve ailment at 9 months old. Hospital staff brought in a sealed package with a gown from material with a pattern from the “Cars” movie.

From RateMDs to Google to patients’ social media: physician reviews are everywhere these days.

Dr. Eric Cadesky offers up another installment in his advice to early career colleagues series.

Calgary family physician Dr. Jung Hwa Lee, who looked at the records of a patient not under her care, has been sanctioned and ordered to complete a privacy and confidentiality course.