Dr. Alok Patel hopes to get patients to fess up on bad behavior. — -- April Fool’s is here and everyone has a get-out-of-free card for the most inventive lie. Aside from the holiday of hoax, most ...

Breaking bad news is never easy. And as more health care options move to virtual platforms during the COVID-19 crisis, more health care workers are exploring new ways to better communicate with their ...

Sitting at a patient's bedside is one of the behaviors associated with better doctor-patient communication, patient satisfaction, and trust. During a busy day of consultations, however, it can be ...

Gone are the days when a doctor's word was taken as gospel. The relationship between doctors and patients has undergone a dramatic shift, with many doctors now finding themselves in the position of ...

Earlier this month, a newer patient came in to see me for a check-up and discussion about her extremely high cholesterol level. In her late 50s with a family history of early-age heart attack, she was ...

A professor led a study that found that shared decision-making and the quality of the health care provider's history-taking and physical exam were the main drivers of spinal pain patients' ...

Communication professor Charee Thompson, right, and graduate student Junhyung Han led a study that found that shared decision-making and the quality of the health care provider’s history-taking and ...