Dr. Michael Sherman is chief medical officer and senior vice president of health services for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care in Wellesley, Mass. He’s also a parent, so when his 10-year-old daughter Lila ...

If you have ever felt like your medical concerns were being ignored or easily dismissed, then you've fallen victim to ...

Knowing where to go for medical attention can be confusing. This guide explains when to visit the emergency room (ER), urgent care clinic, or primary care health center. When someone has an accident ...

When was the last time you felt relaxed at a doctor’s appointment? No hurry, just you and your health care provider discussing your symptoms, reviewing your general health, and maybe wrapping up with ...

Now more than ever, doctor’s phones have been ringing off the hook. However, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in-person visits and non-emergency surgeries have been put on hold to stop the ...

Phil McGraw's "Doctor on Demand" app teams up with UnitedHealthcare insurer. — -- Psychologist Phil McGraw from the television show "Dr. Phil" wants your next doctor visit to be as easy as ...

Is your doctor stuck in 2011? A new survey found six percent of Americans feel like they’re walking “backwards in time” 14 years whenever they have a doctor’s appointment. The poll of 2,000 U.S.

Telehealth for Medicare started during the pandemic and became popular quickly. But the shutdown put an abrupt halt to ...

You’re probably intimately familiar with the following scenario: You bust your ass to make it to a routine doctor appointment on time—perhaps even arriving 15 ...

An ear thermometer sent Rita Ho-Bezzola’s 1-year-old daughter into a crying fit when a nurse tried to take the little girl’s temperature. Afterward, Ho-Bezzola decided to buy a thermometer from a ...