Michael Palko was in the waiting room of his doctor’s office for a routine post-shoulder surgery appointment when he suddenly noticed a commotion on the street outside. Looking out the window of the ...

Medical spaces are a unique combination of majorly stressful and potentially boring—a combo that can lead to etiquette mistakes with serious consequences, says Lizzie Post, the co-president of the ...

Getting the most out of a doctor’s visit requires some advance preparation. Even the professionals plan ahead.

Medical care can be wearying and time-consuming, especially for seniors. Researchers are beginning to quantify the burdens. By Paula Span Deana Hendrickson sometimes feels daunted by the demands of ...

Family medicine physician at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva, Dr. Santina Wheat, joins Bob Sirott to talk ...

Your guide to getting medical records and documents from one doctor’s office or clinic to a new healthcare professional. This can be a multi-step process that isn’t always as easy as it may seem. If ...

All too often, going to the doctor is a demoralizing, corporatized and impersonal experience. Patients wait weeks to even ...

A doctor's office is the last place you'd expect someone to open fire, but doctors and patients have been killed in recent incidents in medical buildings. Michael Palko was in the waiting room of his ...