About half of all Americans take one prescription medication each and every day. Short doctor visits, savvy pill marketing, and habit convince us that every doctor's appointment should end in a ...

It’s human nature to feel a little anxious when you have an upcoming doctor’s appointment. COVID-19 certainly changed the way our health care system operated over the past few years. Many doctor ...

Your doctor is not a mind reader. If there's something on your mind that isn't on the agenda for your appointment -- say, you're there to get a flu shot but you're concerned about a symptom like hair ...

I am a board-certified family medicine physician, meaning I care for everyone from newborn age up. I also see doctors myself, so I have been on both ends of the conversation. I recommend people make a ...

It’s Monday at 11 a.m., and you have a visit set for 3 p.m. with your primary physician. You plan to ask your doctor about a recent knee injury and intermittent headaches, but you only mentioned knee ...

Maybe you’re trying to get to the bottom of a mysterious ache or pain, or seemingly never-ending digestive trouble, or sleep issues, or some kind of freaky rash. Maybe you’re just knocking out your ...