October 19, 2006 A Terrifying Crash Course in Being a Patient After surviving a terrible accident in the wilderness, medical student Monica Kidd got an unexpected education in patient care.

She was walking her dog one day when she came across her progress notes after logging into the patient portal on her phone to search for the time of her next appointment. What the hell is this?

Growing up with a central catheter made water sports impossible for columnist Anna Jeter, who can't swim due to PH.

That’s where the patient needs to be seen and heard as a human first, and a progress note to update, second. That is where AI comes in. AI has the power to automate and streamline these ...

Many patients now have the right to access their health records and doctors' notes, but what are the pros and cons? Are there instances where such information sharing could be detrimental?

Project 2025’s agenda to put profits ahead of patients would hurt American consumers for decades to come. The positions of American Progress, and our policy experts, are independent, and the ...

At 34 years old, Minnesota resident Mandy Wilk thought she had just 2½ years left to live. She had been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, and it had spread to her liver. Doctors wanted her to ...

Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains both a physician guide and a downloadable/printable patient resource. "Medical Journeys" chart a path each step of the way for ...

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Stroke prevention with direct-acting oral anticoagulant agents in patients with atrial fibrillation confers a risk of bleeding and limits their use. Asundexian, an activated factor XI (XIa ...

The death this summer of a mentally ill Scranton, Pennsylvania, man who authorities said was killed by his roommate at Norristown State Hospital is another sad symptom of this nation’s woefully ...