Each spring, we ask nearly 13,000 doctors in DC, Maryland, & Virginia to tell us which colleague they would recommend in a variety of specialties. To ensure the data’s accuracy, each physician was ...

You've known your primary doctor longer than your best friend. She has been there through minor medical issues and larger health scares. And now, she is retiring. It can feel like a real loss when a ...

This is the last article in series that focuses on your rights as a patient—both inside the hospital and out. Previously, I wrote about the Patient’s Bill of Rights, informed consent, medical sherpas, ...

As the health-reform law takes effect over the next several years, some 32 million newly insured Americans will gain access to a regular doctor. They will soon learn what others already know: Getting ...

When Arielle Schultz started med school last fall, she immediately found anti-fat bias baked into her lessons. She wasn’t surprised. “I’ve definitely had the experience of going to the doctor’s office ...